A17183:1197
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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They therefore sinned most grievously against the Lord, that offered incense in the high places every where. For as they were rebellious and disobedient to God, preferring their own inventions before the laws of GOD, which they neglected: so did they despise the mystery of Christ the only mediator, in departing from that only altar.
They therfore sinned moste greuously against ye Lord, that offered incense in the high places euery where. For as they were rebellious and disobedient to God, preferring their owne inuentions before the lawes of GOD, whiche they neglected: so did they despise the mysterie of Christe the onely mediatour, in departing from that onlie altar.
In the Court or Atrium did stand an 1other altar which was called the brazen altar of the altar of burnt offerings, which is finely described in the 27. of Exodus. Of this sort also there was but this one. For it was not lawful for any religious man to sacrifice in any other place, saving in the holy place, where this altar was, unless it were by some singular dispensation. ⟨p. 349⟩Therefore whom the Rubenites with their confederates had built an altar by the banks of Jordan, and that the fame thereof was brought to the ears of the other tribes of Israel, they did all agree with one consent, that the crime was to be punished with open war. Whereby we may again gather the greatness of their fault, which neglecting that altar did offer sacrifice in the high places. Of which I also spake before. Now that only and Catholic altar of ours is Jesus Christ: who offered himself a living sacrifice for us to God. Neither is there any sacrifice in all the world that can cleanse sin but that alone. Neither do any sacrifices of the faithful please the father, but those that are by faith offered upon the altar Jesus Christ. For Christ doth sanctify us, and being sanctified, we do by him offer the sacrifice, that he doth well accept off. This have I taken out of the Apostles doctrine in the 13. to the Hebrews, and the twelfth to the Romans.