A17183:1155
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.
Now Ceremonies are holy rites belonging to the ministers of religion, 1and also to the place, time, and holy worship exhibited to God, all which, how they ought to be kept and observed according as they should be, the laws called Ceremonial do exactly teach and precisely describe. Ceremonies therefore are the actions or rites which the laws or rules called Ceremonial do frame or appoint. Now Ceremonies are ordained either by God or men. As touching those which God hath instituted they are of two sorts. The one sort whereof he did ordain in the old testament to the ancient Israelites, and the other at the coming of Christ to us, that are the people of the new testament or covenant. Of the Ceremonies of the new testament I mean to speak, when I come to treat of the Church & the Sacraments thereof. At this time I will discourse of the Ceremonies of the old testament, which were holy rites and actions ordained and delivered by God himself to the people of Israel, until the time of amendment, partly to represent & in a shadow to show the mysteries of God, and partly to worship God by them, and also with them to keep the people of God in a lawful religion, and in the society of one ecclesiastical body.2
Now Ceremonies are holy rites belonging to the ministers of religion, 1and also to the place, time, and holy worship exhibited to God, all whiche, howe they ought to be kept and obserued according as they should be, the lawes called Ceremonial doe exactly teach and precisely describe. Ceremonies therfore are the actions or rites which the lawes or rules called Ceremoniall doe frame or appoint. Nowe Ceremonies are ordeyned either by God or men. As touching those which God hath instituted they are of two sorts. The one sort wherof he did ordeine in the old testament to the auncient Israelites, and the other at the comming of Christe to vs, that are the people of the new testament or couenaunt. Of the Ceremonies of the new testament I meane to speake, when I come to treate of the Church & the Sacraments thereof. At this time I wil discourse of the Ceremonies of the old testament, which were holy rites and actions ordeyned and deliuered by God himself to the people of Israel, vntil the time of amendement, partly to represent & in a shadowe to shewe the mysteries of God, and partly to worship God by them, and also with them to kéepe the people of God in a lawfull religion, and in the societie of one ecclesiasticall bodie.