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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
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.
But the chiefest comfort and greatest hope in tribulation is, that not any 1force or misery can possibly separate the faithful and elect servants of God, from God himself. For the Lord in the Gospel crieth out and saith: My sheep hear my voice, & I know them, and they follow me, & I give to them eternal life, & they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My father which gave them me is greater than all: and no man is able to take them out of my fathers hand. I and my father am one. Hereunto belongeth that outcry of S. Paul which he useth to the encouragement of us Christians, where he saith: Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation? or anguish? 2or persecution? or hunger? or nakedness? or peril? or sword? (As it is written: For thy sake are we killed all day long, and are counted as sheep for the slaughter.) Nevertheless we overcome in all these things through him that loved us. For I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor Angels, nor rule, nor power, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of GOD, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
But the chiefest comfort and greatest hope in tribulation is, that not any 1force or miserie can possiblie seperate the faithful and elect seruaunts of God, from God himselfe. For the Lord in the Gospell crieth out and sayth: My sheepe heare my voyce, & I know them, and they followe mee, & I giue to them eternal life, & they shall neuer perish, neither shall any man plucke them out of my hand. My father which gaue them mee is greater than all: and no man is able to take them out of my fathers hand. I and my father am one. Hereunto belongeth that out•rie of S. Paule which he vseth to the encouragement of vs Christians, where hee saith: Who shall seperate vs from the loue of Christe? Shall tribulation? or anguish? 2or persecution? or hunger? or nakednesse? or pe•ill? or sword? (As it is written: For thy sake are we killed all day longe, and are compted as sheepe for the slaughter.) Neuerthelesse we ouercome in all these things through him that loued vs. For I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor Angels, nor rule, nor power, nor thinges present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shalbe able to seperate vs from the loue of GOD, which is in Christ Iesu our Lord.