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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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He (who is himself the eternal wisdom, and loveth us men entirely well) doth know well enough his time and season, when to make an end of our miseries, and rid us from afflictions. There are in the Scriptures sundry examples to comfort the men, whose afflictions endure for any long time. The woman in the Gospel, was troubled with an issue of blood by the space of twelve years, which had almost driven her to utter desperation of her health's recovery. An other lay bedrid whole eighteen years. By the pool Bethesda, lay the silly creature, who had been ⟨p. 311⟩diseased eight & thirty years. This space surely was very troublesome. But yet at last they were restored to health again, by God, who knoweth best at what time and season his help is most expedient and profitable for mankind. Let us therefore wholly submit our selves to his good, just, & most wise will, to be delivered when, and how he shall think best.
He (who is himselfe the eternall wisedome, and loueth vs men entyrely well) doth know well enough his time and season, when to make an end of our miseries, and rid vs from afflictions. There are in the Scriptures sundry examples to comfort ye men, whose afflictions endure for any long time. The woman in the Gospell, was troubled with an issue of bloud by the space of twelue yeres, which had almost driuen her to vtter desperation of her healthes recouerie. An other lay beddred whole eightene yeares. By the poole Bethesda, lay the sillie creature, who had béene ⟨p. 311⟩diseased eight & thirtie yeares. This space surely was very troublesome. But yet at last they were restoared to health againe, by God, who knoweth best at what time and season his help is most expedient and profitable for mankind. Let vs therfore wholie submit our selues to his good, iust, & most wise will, to be deliuered when, and how he shal thincke best.
But the chiefest comfort and greatest hope in tribulation is, that not any 1