A17183:1206
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.
The second kind of holy days was 1the New moons, which were solemnized in the beginning of every month. Mention is made of them in the 10. & 28. Chap. of the book of Numbers. Samuel. 20. Psal. 81. Ezech. 46. and 2. of Chro. 2. That solemnization is reported to have been ordained in remembrance of the light created, to admonish the people not to ascribe the months to Janus, or Mars, or any other planet, but to the one & only God the maker, governor, & ruler of all things and seasons. Moreover it was a sign of the reparation or renewing of faithful minds by the heavenly illumination: that we Christians may truly and in deed solemnize the new moon, when being brought forth of darkness into light by the son of God, we walk as becometh the children of light, & reject the works of the devil and darkness.
The second kind of holy dayes was 1the New moones, which were solemnized in ye beginning of euery moneth. Mention is made of them in the 10. & 28. Chap. of the booke of Numbers. Samuel. 20. Psal. 81. Ezech. 46. and 2. of Chro. 2. That solemnization is reported to haue béene ordeined in remembraunce of the light created, to admonish the people not to ascribe the monethes to Ianus, or Mars, or any other planet, but to the one & onely God the maker, gouernour, & ruler of al things and seasons. Moreouer it was a signe of the reparation or renuing of faithful minds by the heauenly illumination: that we Christians may truly and in déed solemnize the new moone, whē being brought forth of darcknesse into light by the sonne of God, we walk as becōmeth the children of light, & reiect the works of the diuel and darknesse.
- 1The new Moon.The newe Moone.