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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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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.
In the new testament Christ himselfe 1our Lord and sauiour, and that elect vessel his Apostle Paule, are excellent examples for vs to take comfort by. The Lord in his infancie was •ompelled to flye the treason & murdering hands of cruell tyrants, in all his life time he was not free from calamities, and at his death he was hā ged amonge théeues. And Paul speaking of himselfe doth say: If any other be the ministers of Christ, I am more, in labours more abundantly, in stripes aboue measure, in imprisonmēts more plenteously, in death often. Of the Iewes fiue times receiued I fourtie stripes saue one, thrice was I beaten with rodds, once stoned, thrice I suffered shipwracke, a day & a night haue I been in the depth, in iourneying often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils of mine owne nation, in perils among the heathen, in perils in the citie, in perils in the wildernesse, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren, in labour and trauaile, in watchinges often, in hunger and thirst, in fastinges often, in cold and nakednesse, beside those thinges that outwardly come vnto me, the trouble which daily lyeth vppon me, is the care of al the churches. These I say, are priuate examples.