A17183:1176
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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Moreover the priests were commanded 1to minister the Sacraments and to sacrifice. For they did circumcise the infants, their office was to see the Passover eaten, and to offer sacrifices of sundry sorts unto the Lord: of which, I will speak hereafter in place convenient. And that they might more commodiously offer their sacrifices, David by the inspiration of the ⟨p. 338⟩holy ghost divided the two families of Eleazar and Ithamar into 24. orders. For they did minister by course, as is to be seen in the 24. Chapter of the first of Chronicles. All the while that their turn to minister did last, the priests remained still within, and never did set a foot out of the temple. For there were houses builded within the temple for the priests to dwell in, when their lot did come to serve the Lord: they never went unto their own houses until their course were expired, and their time to minister were fully finished. The priests also did keep the holy vessels and make them clean: they kept the candles burning, & the holy fire that it should not go out: to be short, they had the charge of all things which seemed to belong to the service of God, as oil, frankincense and such like things.
Moreouer the priestes were commaunded 1to minister ye Sacraments and to sacrifice. For they did circumcise the infants, their office was to see the Passeouer eaten, and to offer sacrifices of sundrie sorts vnto ye Lord: of which, I will speake hereafter in place cōuenient. And that they might more commodiously offer their sacrifices, Dauid by the inspiration of the ⟨p. 338⟩holy ghost diuided the two families of Eleazar and Ithamar into 24. orders. For they did minister by course, as is to be séen in the 24. Chapiter of the first of Chronicles. All the while that their turne to minister did laste, the priestes remayned still within, and neuer did set a foote out of ye temple. For there were houses builded within the temple for the priests to dwell in, when their lot did come to serue the Lord: they neuer went vnto their owne houses vntill their course were expired, and their time to minister were fully finished. The priestes also did kéepe the holy vessells and make them cleane: they kept the candels burning, & the holy fire that it should not goe out: to be short, they had the charge of all thinges which séemed to belong to the seruice of God, as oyle, franckincense and such like things.