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Fifty Godly and Learned Sermons (The Decades)
Fifty godly and learned sermons divided into five decades, containing the chief and principal points of Christian religion, written in three several tomes or sections, by Henry Bullinger minister of the church of Tigure in Switzerland. Whereunto is adjoined a triple or three-fold table very fruitful and necessary. Translated out of Latin into English by H.I. student in divinity.Fiftie godlie and learned sermons diuided into fiue decades, conteyning the chiefe and principall pointes of Christian religion, written in three seuerall tomes or sections, by Henrie Bullinger minister of the churche of Tigure in Swicerlande. Whereunto is adioyned a triple or three-folde table verie fruitefull and necessarie. Translated out of Latine into English by H.I. student in diuinitie.
London: printed by Henry Middleton for Ralph Newberrie, 1577London: printed by Henry Middleton for Ralphe Newberrie, 1577
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
But if it happen that the wicked and ungodly sort, do not in this 1life, feel any plague or grievous affliction, then shall they be punished so much the sorer in the world to come.
But if it happen that the wicked and vngodly sorte, doe not in this 1life, féele anye plague or greeuous affliction, then shall they bée punished so much the soarer in the woorld to come.
- 1The infelicity of the ungodly.The infelicitie of the vngodly.
There is no man that knoweth not the Evangelical parable of the rich unmerciful glutton, who, when as in this life he lived as he justed, in passing delights, was notwithstanding in hell tormented with unquenchable thirst, and parched with fire, which never ceased burning. The felicity therefore of the wicked in this life is nothing else but extreme misery. For Saint James the Apostle saith: Ye have lived in 1pleasure upon earth and been wanton, ⟨p. 300⟩ye have nourished your harts as in a day of slaughter, which, I say, will turn to you, as to well fed beasts, that are fatted up to be slain to make meat of. For Jeremiah goeth 2a little more plainly to work and saith: O Lord thou art more righteous, than that I should dispute with thee: yet notwithstanding, I will talk with thee. Howe happeneth it that the way of the ungodly doeth prosper so well, and that it goeth so well with them, which without shame offend in wickedness? Thou haste planted them, they take root, they grow, and bring forth fruit. And immediately after, But draw thou them out O Lord, like a sheep to be slain, and ordain or appoint them against the day of slaughter. With this also doeth that agree, which the Prophet Asaph, after he had roundly and largely reckoned up the felicity