A17183:1185
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.
To proceed now, this Tabernacle by the Lords appointment was erected in Silo, as soon as they came into the land of promise, and did continue there until the time of Heli, as is evident in the 18. of Joshua, and 1. Samuel. 11. and 3. Chap. Under Heli the Ark was taken by the Philistines, and carried into Palestine, from whence it was restored again, and placed in Bethsemes, from thence again it was carried to Kiriathiearim into the house of Abinadab in Gibea, that is, on the hill. For his house was set upon an high place. For in the 6. of the second book of Samuel we read, David went with all the people to Baala Judah (which is in the 15. of Joshua called Kiriathiearim) to fetch from thence the ark of God. And presently after: And they fetched it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibea, that is on the hill. For there was an high place in Kiriathiearim, wherein Abinadab dwelt. Some other, which take Gabaa for the proper name of the town, do say that the Ark was translated from Palestine ⟨p. 343⟩into Gabaa. But, this is sure, the Ark was conveyed from the house of Abinadab, into the house of Obededom, and from thence into the city of David, that is, into Zion. For so is the city David expounded in the eighth Chap. of the 3. book of kings. In Zion did David pitch a new tabernacle for the Ark of God, wherein he did place it, and appointed priests to minister there before the Lord: as it is at large described in the 16. Chapter of the first book of Chronicles. 2And yet (by building that new tabernacle) David neglected not the old tabernacle of appointment. For after the time of Heli, & the taking of the Ark by the Philistines, it seemeth that it was translated diversly from place to place. Silo verily, wherein it was first placed, was desolate, as is to be seen in the 78. Psalm, and the seventh Chapter of Jeremiah. Therefore when Saul did reign, it appeareth to have been pitched in Gilgal, where he offered peace offerings in sign of thanksgiving unto the Lord, for victory against the Ammonites, as is to be seen in the 11. Cap. of the first book of Samuel. In the 21. cap. of y• same book it is apparent that the tabernacle was for a time in Nob (a town not very far from Jerusalem,