A17183:1162
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 again, And the Lord spake unto Moses saying, Behold I have taken the Levites from among 1the children of Israel for all that first openeth the matrice among the children of Israel, and the Levites shall be mine. Because all the first borne are mine: For the same day that I smote all the first borne in the land of Egypt, I hallowed to me self all the first borne in Israel. And so forth.
And againe, And the Lord spake vnto Moses saying, Behold I haue taken the Leuites from amonge 1the children of Israel for all that first openeth the matrice amonge the children of Israell, and the Leuites shalbe mine. Because all the first borne are mine: For the same daye that I smoate all the first borne in the land of Aegypt, I hallowed to mee selfe all the first borne in Israel. And so forth.
- 1Num. 3.
By this it appeareth that the tribe of Levi was appointed to the priesthood in the Church of Israel. Moreover this dignity or ministry was singularly confirmed to this Tribe immediately upon the insurrection of Corah, Dathan and Abiron, by the wonderful miracle that the ⟨p. 332⟩Lord wrought upon Aaron's rod, which budded alone among the other eleven twigs, for a witness, that god had appointed the tribe of Levi alone to the office and function of holy priest •ood. And for that cause was the same rod put into the ark and kept in the tabernacle, to the end that none other tribes should affect the priesthood at any time thereafter. Al which is largely declared in the 16. and 17. Cap, of the book of Numbers.