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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.
And therefore did the Prophets and Apostles, and their Lord and master 1Jesus Christ foretell these perils, calamities, and all persecutions, because they would have us to fortify our minds against these miseries at all times and seasons, least by being shaken with them at unawares, we should revolt from our faith & forsake our profession. Because I have chosen you out from the world, saith the Lord to his disciples, therefore the world doth hate you. Remember the words which I s••ke unto you, saying, The servant is not greater t•an his master. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they have kept my words they will also keep yours: but all these things shall they do to you for my names sake: because they know not him that sent me. This have I I said to you that ye should not be offended. They shall drive you from their Synagogues: and the time shall come, that whosoever killeth you, shall think he doth God good service. The rest that is like to this, I mean not at this time to recite out of the Prophets and Apostles, because it can not be briefly rehearsed: let every one pick out & apply to his own comfort the plainest & most evident testimonies, that by reading he shall light upon.
And therfore did the Prophets and Apostles, and their Lord and maister 1Iesus Christ foretel these perils, calamities, and all persecutions, because they would haue vs to fortifie oure minds against these miseries at al times and seasons, least by being shakē with them at vn•wares, wée should reuoulte from our faith & forsake our profession. Because I haue chosen you out from the world, saith the Lord to his disciples, therfore the world doth hate you. Remēber the words which I s••ke vnto you, saying, The seruant is not greater t•an his maister. If they haue persecuted me, they wil also persecute you. If they haue kept my words they wil also kepe yours: but all these thinges shall they do to you for my names sake: because thei know not him that sent me. This hauel I said to you that ye should not bee offended. They shal driue you from their Synagogues: and the time shal come, that whosoeuer killeth you, shall thinke he doth God good seruice. The rest that is like to this, I meane not at this time to recite out of the Prophets and Apostles, because it cā not be briefly rehearsed: let euery one pick out & applie to his owne cōfort ye playnest & most euident testimonies, that by reading he shal light vppon.