A17183:1165
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 here observe that all the Levites did not serve in the tabernacle, 1nor that they all did every where thorough the land of Israel instruct and 2teach. There were certain ordinances touching the choice and refusal of those among the Levites that were to be called to the ministry or priest hood. Time will not serve me to reckon all the laws appointed for that purpose: The chief whereof are to be seen in the 21. and 22. Cap. of Exodus: In the 8. Chapter of the book of Numbers the age is appointed of them that should be thought fit for the ministry, that is, from the 25. to the 50. year of their age. The priests that were called and chosen to the ministry were also consecrated. The manner of consecrating them, is far more large and busy, than that I can in few words declare it. By their consecration was meant, that they ought to be adorned with sundry gifts, and endued with holy conversation, that serve the Church in the office of priesthood. For to this doth •specially belong the anointing of the priests, which is a type of the holy ghost, where withal unless an 3Ecclesiastical minister be endued, he exerciseth the office to his own destruction. This Ceremonial anointing of priests, is set down by Moses in the 19. of Exod. the 8. of Levit. and the 8. Chapter of the book of Numbers. To this we must add also the habit or apparel that the priests did use. The priests ware, when they did not minister in their charge or office, such kind of garments as Lay men did, as we may gather out of Ezekiel: but when they did serve in the ministry, then did they wear ceremonial raiment according to gods commandment. A very large description whereof Moses doth very well set down in the 28. and 39. cap. of Exod.
And here obserue that all the Leuites did not serue in the tabernacle, 1nor that they al did euery where thorough the land of Israel instruct and 2teach. There were certaine ordinances touching the choice and refusall of those amonge the Leuits that were to be called to the ministerie or priest hood. Time will not serue mée to reckon all the lawes appointed for that purpose: The chiefe whereof are to be seene in the 21. and 22. Cap. of Exodus: In the 8. Chapiter of the booke of Nūbers the age is appointed of them that should be thought fitt for the ministerie, that is, from the 25. to the 50. yeare of their age. The priestes that were called and chosen to the ministerie were also consecrated. The maner of consecrating them, is farre more large and busie, than that I can in fewe wordes declare it. By their consecration was meant, that they ought to bee adourned with sundrie giftes, and indued with holy conuersation, that serue the Church in the office of priesthoode. For to this doth specially belong the annoynting of the priestes, which is a type of the holy ghoste, where withall vnlesse an