A17183:1175
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
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And therefore in the fourth clause doeth follow a more plain exposition, where the priest saith, The Lord be merciful unto thee: as if he should have said, The Lord be always gentle and favourable unto thee in all that thou goest about. either in words or deeds. The fifth blessing is, The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee. Now the Lord lifteth up his countenance, when he looketh upon us, when he watcheth over us, and doth direct and guide our ways. The last desire is Peace, which is taken for the salvation and chief goodness that happeneth to mankind, although in an other sense it is put for the contrary to war or battle: and the peace of the conscience is no small felicity to mortal men. These were the good things that the priests did wish to light upon the people, teaching them withal to beseech the Lord for those blessings with ardent prayers, & carnest supplications. Even till this day there do remain the Psalms that the priests did make for the peoples sake to singe. For after that David had brought music into the temple, then did the playing upon musical instruments with sweet melody and singing of Psalms begin to be taken for an office among the priests. Touching this music used in the temple the first book of Chronicles speaketh very much, where it treateth of David and his dealings, how he distributed the singers into 24. orders and that by course.
And therefore in the fourth clause doeth followe a more plaine exposition, where the priest sayth, The Lord bee mercifull vnto thee: as if hee should haue said, The Lord be alwayes gentle and fauourable vnto thée in all that thou goest about. either in words or déeds. The fift blessing is, The Lord liftvpp his countenaunce vppon thee. Now the Lord lifteth vpp his countenaunce, when he looketh vppon vs, when hée watcheth ouer vs, and doth direct and guide our wayes. The last desire is Peace, which is taken for the saluation and chiefe goodnesse that happeneth to mankinde, although in an other sense it is put for the contrarie to warre or battel: and the peace of the conscience is no smal felicitie to mortall men. These were the good things that the priestes did wish to light vppon the people, teaching them withal to beséech the Lord for those blessings with ardent prayers, & carnest supplications. Euen till this day there doe remaine the Psalmes that the priestes did make for the peoples sake to singe. For after that Dauid had brought musick into the temple, then did the playing vppon musical instrumentes with swéete melodie and singing of Psalmes beginne to be taken for an office among the priests. Touching this musicke vsed in the temple the first booke of Chronicles speaketh very much, where it treateth of Dauid and his dealinges, how he distributed the singers into 24. orders and that by course.