A17183:1172
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.
let them be temperate and far from lust and sensuality: let their loins be girded with the belt of justice and verity: let their breast, their sides and back be furnished with the word of God: let their head be covered with the helmet of Salvation: upon that let Christ Jesus the Saviour be ⟨p. 336⟩placed: and let him be the chief of the ministers and of the ministry: but chiefly let the priest be heard in the Church. For if he be dumb he shall die the death: but if he ring out the name of the Lord and preach his law, then doth he stir up in the Church a savour far passing the smell of sweet Pomegranates in the nose of God. Therefore under these clothes is hidden the signification of the priests manners, of their virtues and vices. Next after a mans talk, there is nothing that doth commend him sooner than his apparel. For as the man is, such is his talk, such is his clothing: therefore the raiment doeth note of what conversation the priests ought to be. Whereupon it cometh that in the Scriptures we are bidden to put on other clothing, when the meaning of the holy Ghost is, that we should change our wicked conversation: so that the very garments do partly instruct the priests what they have to do, and what is seemly for them.
let them be temperate and farre from luste and sensualitie: let their loynes bée girded with the belt of iustice and veritie: let their breast, their sides and backe bée furnished with the woord of God: let their head bée couered with the helmett of Saluation: vppon that let Christe Iesus the Sauiour bee ⟨p. 336⟩placed: and let him be the chiefe of the ministers and of the ministerie: but chiefly let the priest bee heard in the Church. For if he be dumb he shal die the death: but if hee ring out the name of the Lord and preach his law, then doth hee stirr vp in the Church a sauour farre passing ye smell of swéet Pomgranates in the nose of God. Therfore vnder these cloathes is hidden the signification of the priestes manners, of their vertues and vices. Next after a mans talke, there is nothing that doth commend him sooner than his apparel. For as the man is, such is his talk, such is his cloathing: therefore the rayment doeth note of what conuersation the priests ought to be. Whereuppon it commeth that in the Scriptures wee are bidden to put on other cloathing, whē the meaning of the holy Ghoste is, that wee should chaunge our wicked conuersation: so that the very garmentes doe partly instruct the priests what they haue to doe, and what is seemely for them.