A17183:1204
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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Now there was a measure and certain number of holy days, which 1were distinguished and very wisely ordered: first into seven nights, whereof ⟨p. 351⟩every one had in it one Sabbath, that was the seventh day: then into months. For the first day of every month was holy to the Lord, & was called the feast of the New moon: and lastly they were divided into yearly feasts, which returned once every year at an appointed season: of that sort of feasts there were three in number, The Passover, Pentecost, and the feast of Tabernacles. Besides these there were also other made holy days, which God had not commanded, but were received by the Church to the glory of God, & the remembrance of his great benefits. For the feast of Lots which they called Purim, & was brought in by Mordecai, was received of all the Church, as is to be seen in the 9. of Esther. The feast of dedication was ordained by Judas Maccabeus with y• consent of all the Church, in memory that the temple was restored, and the people delivered from the tyranny of king Antiochus, as is to be read in the 4. Chapter of the first book of Maccabees. And Christ our Lord did honour that feast of dedication with an holy Sermon. Moreover 2there were solemn fastings appointed to be kept among the people of God, as in the fifth month, wherein the city was set on fire: in the seventh month, wherein Godolias was slain: and in the tenth month wherein Jerusalem was besieged: Of which fastings the Prophet Zechariah speaketh in his 7. and 8. Chapters: and in the time of Esther a fast was ordained in the month Adar, for a remembrance of the calamity which was wrought, or rather purposed against the Jews by the wicked Aman.
Nowe there was a measure and certaine number of holy dayes, which 1were distinguished and very wisely ordered: first into seuen nights, wherof ⟨p. 351⟩euerie one had in it one Sabboth, that was the seuenth day: then into monethes. For the first day of euery moneth was holy to the Lord, & was called the feast of the New moone: and lastly they were diuided into yearely feastes, which returned once euery yeare at an appointed season: of yt sort of feasts there were thrée in number, The Passeouer, Pentecoste, and the feast of Tabernacles. Besides these there were also other made holie dayes, which God had not commaunded, but were receiued by the Church to the glorie of God, & the remembrance of his great benefites. For the feast of Lotts which they called Purim, & was brought in by Mardocheus, was receiued of all ye Church, as is to be séene in the 9. of Esther. The feast of dedication was ordeined by Iudas Machabeus with y consent of all the Church, in memorie that the temple was restoared, and the people deliuered from the tyrannie of king Antiochus, as is to be read in the 4. Chapter of the first booke of Machabees. And Christ our Lord did honour that feast of dedication with an holy Sermon. Moreouer