A17183:1192
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.
In Christ did the priesthood bud again: it seemed verily at the death of Christ upon the cross 1to have been cut down for growing any more, but at his resurrection it b•dded again, and he took the everlasting priesthood that never shall be ended. For even now as he standeth at the right hand of his father in heaven, he maketh intercession to him for us. Moreover the ark was compassed with a crown, because Christ our lord is a king which delivereth us his faithful servants from all evil, and maketh us the sons of God. Upon the ark we read that there was placed the mercy seat, which was either 2the cover of the ark, or else a seat set upon the ark. By it was figured, as the Apostles John & Paul interpret it, Christ our Lord, who is the throne of grace and the propitiation for our sins, not only for ours, but also for the sins of all the world. Out of the propitiatory or Mercy seat also were uttered the Oracles and answers of God. For the use of the mercy seat is read in the holy Scripture to have been this, that Moses entering into the tabernacle did at the mercy seat receive the answers and commandments of God, which he declared unto the people. And Christ is he, by whom our heavenly father declareth his will to us, and whom alone he hath given us to hear, saying, This is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased, hear him. Two Cherubim have their faces turned toward the mercy seat, and do as it were look one to an other. Whereupon S. Peter saith that The Angels do desire to behold the saviour of the world, which is declared in the Gospel. The same Angels do always serve our Lord and master, and are ready at his beck, as to him that is Lord over all. Now none did carry the ark of the Lord, but the priests alone. For they only, which are anointed by the holy ghost, and endued with true faith do receive Christ, and are made partakers of his heavenly gifts. Neither must we wink at and let pass the note that is 3given in the 4. and 5. Chap. of the first book of Samuel, where it is said that the Israelites for abusing the ark, and turning it to another use than that for which it was given, and for attributing unto it more than the Scripture willed, were slain by the Philistines, and that the ark was carried into ⟨p. 347⟩