A17183:1103
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.
Thus much have I said hitherto, 1to teach you how the faithful do behave themselves in sundry calamities: for they despair not, but confirm their harts with assured hope, and suffer all evils with a patient mind, quietly waiting for the Lord in their troubles, who is the only hope of all the faithful. Now to the end of this, I mean to ad a few general consolations, which may the more confirm the hope of yt faithful, induce them to patience in suffering calamities, & cheer up their heavy spirits to all manner afflictions.
Thus much haue I said hetherto, 1to teach you how ye faithful do behaue themselues in sundry calamities: for they despayre not, but confirme their harts with assured hope, and suffer al euils with a patient minde, quietly wayting for ye Lord in their troubles, who is the only hope of al the faithful. Now to the end of this, I meane to ad a few general consolations, which may the more confirme the hope of yt faithfull, induce them to patience in suffering calamities, & cheare vp their heauie spirits to al maner afflictions.
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First of all let the afflicted weigh with himself from whence affliction 1cometh. Evil men, the devil, sickness & the world are they that afflict us, but not without god, who suffereth them to do it: satan could not trouble Job, neither in goods or body, but by gods sufferance. And the Prophet David crieth, Thou art he that toke me out of my mothers womb, thou wast my hope when I hanged yet upon my mothers breasts: I was left to thee as soon as I was borne. Thou art my God: my time ⟨p. 307⟩