A17183:1166
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.
There are in number 9. sorts of Ceremonial garments, yet some do 1reckon up but eight: Josephus maketh 10. First of all the priests before they went about their offices did wash themselves in water, and then put on their holy garments. Among those garments some there were indifferently used both of the inferior and chief priests. And first their privities are hidden with linen breeches, 2coming down to their knees and hams, the upper part whereof was tied above their hips with a gathering band like to the upper part of our common slops, to the end that if they should chance to fall, while they were busy in killing their sacrifices, or in bearing burdens to & fro, the parts should not appear, which shame doth bid to cover. Upon 3their linen breeches they had a close coat made of double linen, which, (as Josephus saith) was made of silk. That was plain or close to the body, without plait or gathering, and came down just to the calf of the leg. Such were soldiers wont to wear, and called them cassocks, so fit for their limbs and close to their bodies, that they were light, and without let either to run or fight. And therefore the priests making themselves ready to the ministry of God, put on such a cassock, that being comely clad, they might notwithstanding with much expedition discharge their office, and exercise their ministry. The third kind of raiment, that was a belt or girdle, 4did gird that cassock about the priest. This girdle was woven of purple, scarlet, and blew silk, like to an Adders skin, hanging down beneath the knee, but in the holy ministry tucked up again upon the left shoulder. The fourth kind of […] was a Mitre or a round little Cap 5which covered his head almost to the ears, in fashion like as if a man should cut a bowl even in the middest and set the upper part upon his head. Then was the Ephod (whereof mention 6is made, not in Exodus, where the Ceremonial garments are reckoned up as it were of purpose, but in other places of holy scripture) which garment was indifferently common to all the priests. This Ephod is thought to have been a linen cloak, such an one as David ware when he danced before the ark. Of the priests which Saul slue by the hands of Doeg the Edomite, thus we read: And he killed that same day 85. men, that ware linen Ephods.