A17183:1108
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.
In the Acts of the Apostles there are found most excellent patterns of present delivery by the mighty hand of God. The Apostles are imprisoned and fast bound in fetters, but they are loosed and brought forth by the Angel of God, and placed in the temple to preach the Gospel openly. Peter likewise is delivered out of prison, when Agrippa had determined the next day following to make an end of and dispatch him. The Apostle Paul being oppressed with an infinite sort of calamities, did always feel the present hand of God at all times ready to rid him out of misery. And setting this tribulation and delivery of his for an example to all the faithful he saith to Timothy: Thou knowest my persecution & afflictions which came to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra, which persecutions I suffered patiently: But from them all the Lord delivered me: yea and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus, shall suffer persecution. Many more examples doth the same Apostle reckon up together in the 11. Chapter to the Hebrews. All this I say, do the saints consider, and in time of temptation and affliction, do comfort and strengthen themselves therewith. For so doth Paul teach us, where he saith: Whatsoever is written, for our learning is it written, that through patience and comfort of the Scriptures we might have hope.
In the Acts of the Apostles there are found most excellent patterns of present deliuerie by the mightie hand of God. The Apostles are imprisoned and faste bound in fetters, but they are loosed and brought foorth by the Angell of God, and placed in the temple to preach the Gospel openly. Peter likewise is deliuered out of prison, when Agrippa had determined ye next day following to make an end of and dispatch him. The Apostle Paul being oppressed with an infinite sorte of calamities, did alwayes feele the present hand of God at all times readie to rid him out of miserie. And setting this tribulation and deliuerie of his for an example to all the faithful he saith to Timothie: Thou knowest my persecution & afflictions which came to me at Antioche, at Iconium, at Lystra, which persecutions I suffered patiently: But from them all the Lord deliuered mee: yea and all that will liue godly in Christe Iesus, shall suffer persecution. Many more examples doth the same Apostle recken vp together in the 11. Chapiter to the Hebrues. All this I say, do the saincts consider, and in time of temptation and affliction, do comfort and strengthen themselues therewith. For so doth Paule teach vs, where he saith: Whatsoeuer is written, for our learning is it written, that through patience and comforte of the Scriptures wee might haue hope.