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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
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Thou haste visited & afflicted us, as thou diddest foretell by Moses thy servant. And David when through Absaloms treason 1he was compelled to forsake Jerusalem and go in exile, said to the priests which bare the Ark after him: Carrie back the Ark of God into the city again. If I shall find favour in the eyes of the Lord, he will bring me back again, and will show me both himself and his Tabernacle. But if he thus say, I am not delighted in thee: then, here am I, let him do with me what seemeth good in his eyes. And verily it is much more better and expedient to be punished in this world, and after this life to live for ever: than to live here without afflictions, and in an other world to suffer everlasting pains. Paul verily doth plainly say: When we are judged we are chastened of 2the lord, that we should not be damned with the world. And the very end of all chastenings and calamities wherewith the Saints are exercised, tendeth to nothing else, but that by despising and treading down the world, they may amend their lives, return to the Lord, and so be saved. But touching the end of afflictions, we have spoken of it before.
Thou haste visited & afflicted vs, as thou diddest foretell by Moses thy seruaunt. And Dauid whē through Absaloms treason 1he was compelled to forsake Hierusalem and goe in exile, said to the priestes which bare the Arcke after him: Carrie backe the Arcke of God into the citie againe. If I shal find fauour in the eyes of the Lord, hee will bring me backe againe, and wil shew mee both himselfe and his Tabernacle. But if hee thus say, I am not delighted in thee: then, here am I, let him do with me what seemeth good in his eyes. And verilie it is much more better and expedient to be punished in this world, and after this life to liue for euer: than to liue here without afflictions, and in an other world to suffer euerlasting paines. Paul verilie doth plainly say: When we are iudged wee are chastened of 2the lord, that we should not be damned with the world. And the verie end of all chastenings and calamities wherewith the Sain•ts are exercised, tendeth to nothing else, but that by despising and treading downe the world, they may amende their liues, returne to the Lord, and so be saued. But touching the end of afflictions, wée haue spoken of it before.