A17183:1097
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
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To this if it please you, you may add for a conclusion, that short, but very evident sentence of the Lord in the Gospel, Through your patience 1possess your souls: and these words of the Apostle: Cast not away your 2confidence, which hath great recompense of reward: For ye have need of patience, that after the have done the will of God, ye might receive the promises. For yet a very little while, and he, that shall come, will come, and will not tarry. And the just shall live by faith: & if he withdraw himself, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. We are not of them which withdraw our selves unto perdition: but we pertain to faith unto the winning of the soul. But since patience is not borne in & together with us, but is bestowed of God from above, we must beseech our heavenly father that he will vouchsafe to bestow it upon us, according to the doctrine of James the Apostle, who saith: If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask 3of God, which giveth to all men indifferently and casteth no man in the teeth: and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith nothing wavering.4
To this if it please you, you may add for a conclusion, that short, but verie euident sentence of the Lord in the Gospell, Through your patience 1possesse your souls: and these words of the Apostle: Cast not away your 2confidence, which hath great recompence of reward: For ye haue neede of patience, that after ye haue done the will of God, ye might receiue the promises. For yet a verie little while, and hee, that shall come, will come, and will not tarrie. And the iust shal liue by faith: & if he withdraw himselfe, my soule shall haue no pleasure in him. Wee are not of them which withdrawe our selues vnto perditiō: but wee perteyne to faith vnto the winning of the soule. But since patience is not borne in & together with vs, but is bestowed of God frō aboue, wée must beséech our heauenly father that hee will vouchsafe to bestowe it vppon vs, according to the doctrine of Iames the Apostle, who saith: If any of you lacke wisedome, let him aske