A17183:1167
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.
His meaning is not that they were slain while the Ephods were on their backs, but that they were killed when they were of that age and order that they might wear an Ephod, that is, that they might minister in the priesthood of the Lord. Therefore in Hosea we read, Thou shalt be without Ephod and Teraphim, That is, without priesthood & religion. For the Ephod began to be used for the very priesthood, the garment or the sign for the thing signified. But if any man will take these words of Hosea to be spoken of the more notable Ephod, (of which I shall have cause to speak anon) I will not greatly gainsay him. Now this linen Ephod seemeth not to differ much from that which the Papists do call a Surplice. These five garments the chief priest and under priests did use alike. The other four do properly belong to the high priests alone. The first of the sour was called Megil, and was a coat down to the ankles, ⟨p. 334⟩1a garment all of blew silk, from the neck down to the sole of the foot, being close on every side, unless it were the places to put his head and arms out at: at the hems beneath did hang 72. bells, and as many Pomegranates, so placed, that still betwixt two bells there hung one Pomegranate, and betwixt two Pomegranates one bell: the cause thereof is made to be this, that when the high priest went into the holy of holies, the sound might be heard: because he should by and by die the death unless he did so.
His meaning is not that they were slaine while the Ephodes were on their backes, but that they were killed when they were of that age and order that they might weare an Ephod, that is, that they mighte minister in the priesthood of the Lord. Therefore in Osee wée read, Thou shalt bee without Ephod and Teraphim, That is, without priesthood & religion. For the Ephod began to be vsed for the very priesthood, the garment or the signe for the thing signified. But if any man will take these words of Osee to be spoken of ye more notable Ephod, (of which I shal haue cause to speake anon) I will not greatly gainsay him. Nowe this linnen Ephod séemeth not to differ much from that which the Papistes do call a Surplice. These fiue garments the chiefe priest and vnder priests did vse alike. The other foure doe properly belong to the high priestes alone. The first of the soure was called Megil, and was a coate downe to the ancles, ⟨p. 334⟩