A17183:1179
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 for because by law they could not sacrifice but in one place alone, 1there was a certain place appointed to the people, wherein as in an holy shop the priests should exercise their holy ministry in sacrificing to the Lord, and therefore now the very order and course of this argument doth require, that I say somewhat touching that holy place. That place in the beginning was the tabernacle built by Moses, & afterward the temple which Solomon did make. The law, which forbade them to sacrifice any where, but in that one place alone, unless it were by dispensation, is extant in the 12. of Deut. and in the 17. Cap. of Levit. and death contain the mystery of Christ who was offered up but once, and in one place, to cleanse the sins of all the world. Of whom I will speak somewhat more hereafter.
And for because by lawe they could not sacrifice but in one place alone, 1there was a certaine place appointed to ye people, wherin as in an holy shop the priestes should exercise their holy ministerie in sacrificing to the Lord, and therfore now the very order and course of this argument doth require, that I say somewhat touching that holy place. That place in the beginning was the tabernacle builte by Moses, & afterward the temple which Solomon did make. The law, which forbadd them to sacrifice any where, but in that one place alone, vnlesse it were by dispensation, is extant in the 12. of Deut. and in the 17. Cap. of Leuit. and deeth conteyne the mysterie of Christe who was offered vpp but once, and in one place, to cicanse the sinnes of all the world. Of whome I wil speake somwhat more hereafter.
- 1The holy place.
Now that tabernacle or tent (being called the tabernacle of appointment, because the Lord appointed it both to give answers in, and to have his lawful worship duly accomplished in) was to the people in steed of a temple, so long as they wandered & dwelt in the wilderness. For in so much as they strayed 40. years in the desert, it was not convenient for them to have a settled temple, but such an one as in their journeys they might carry to and fro, so oft as they removed. That tabernacle was erected in this order, and was in a manner of this form and fashion. First of all