A17183:1190
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.
They therefore that sacrificed in high places not to strange Gods only, but even to the very true God did sin first of all by disobedience. For God doth mislike, yea he curseth all the worship done unto him, which we our selves do first invent without the warrantise of his word: it is faithful obedience y• pleaseth him best. Secondarily they sinned by making a schism in the unity of the Ecclesiastical body. Thirdly for despising the mystery of Christ that was to be offered in the mount of Golgotha, & for not referring the meaning of their sacrifices to Christ the only truth of all their typical Ceremonies. Lastly they sinned by trusting in their sacrifices, as in well wrought works to justification, and by neglecting the worship of God, & changing it into trifles of their own inventions. The temple stood from the time that Solomon did first build it, until the first destruction of it, under king Zedechias 440. years. And from the reparation of it, unto the utter overthrow under Vespasian it stood 582. years. Other there be that do account it otherwise. Thus have I hitherto spoken a little of a great deal concerning the temple.
They therefore that sacrificed in highe places not to straunge Gods onely, but euen to the very true God did sinne first of all by disobedience. For God doth mislike, yea he curseth al the worship done vnto him, which we our selues do first inuent without the warrantise of his word: it is faithfull obedience y• pleaseth him best. Secōdarilie they sinned by making a schisme in the vnitie of ye Ecclesiastical body. Thirdly for despising ye mysterie of Christ that was to be offered in the mount of Golgotha, & for not referring the meaning of their sacrifices to Christ the onely truth of all their typicall Ceremoines. Lastly they sinned by trusting in their sacrifices, as in well wrought woorkes to iustification, and by neglecting ye worship of God, & chaunging it into trifles of their owne inuentions. The tēple stood from the time that Solomon did first build it, vntil ye first destruction of it, vnder king Zedechias 440. yeares. And from the reparatiō of it, vnto the vtter ouerthrowe vnder Vespasian it stood 582. yeares. Other there be that do accompt it otherwise. Thus haue I hetherto spoken a litle of a great deale concerning the temple.