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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.
The same Moses was grievously afflicted, first by Pharaoh and his princes, and after that again by them of his own household, and his own country people, whom he had brought out of the land of Egypt. David also the anointed of the lord, was troubled a great while with his master Saul, that was mad upon him, to have brought him to his end, but having at the last (for all that Saul could do) obtained y• kingdom, afflictions ceased not to follow him still, for after many troublesome broils, he was by Absalom thrust beside his kingdom, and very strictly dealt withal, and yet in the end God of his goodness did set him up again.
The same Moses was gréeuously afflicted, first by Pharao and his princes, and after that againe by them of his owne houshold, and his owne countrie people, whom he had brought out of the land of Aegypt. Dauid also the annoynted of ye lord, was trobled a great while with his maister Saul, that was mad vppon him, to haue brought him to his end, but hauing at the last (for al that Saul could do) obteyned y• kingdome, afflictions ceassed not to followe him stil, for after many troublesome broyles, he was by Absalom thrust beside his kingdome, and very streitly delte withall, and yet in the end God of his goodnesse did set him vp againe.
In the new testament Christ himself 1our Lord and saviour, and that elect vessel his Apostle Paul, are excellent examples for us to take comfort by. The Lord in his infancy was compelled to fly the treason & murdering hands of cruel tyrants, in all his life time he was not free from calamities, and at his death he was ham ged among thieves. And Paul speaking of himself doth say: If any other be the ministers of Christ, I am more, in labours more abundantly, in stripes above measure, in imprisonments more plenteously, in death often. Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one, thrice was I beaten with rods, once stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a day & a night have I been in the depth, in journeying often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils of mine own nation, in perils among the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren, in labour and travail, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness, beside those things that outwardly come unto me, the trouble which daily lieth upon me, is the care of all the churches. These I say, are private examples.