A17183:1218
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 ancient church of the saints 1had two especial sacraments, circumcision and the Paschal lamb. Of both which I will speak severally, and agreeably to the word of God according to the grace which the Lord shall vouchsafe to give unto me.
The auncient church of the saints 1had two especial sacraments, circumcision and the Pascall lambe. Of both which I will speake seuerally, and agreably to the worde of God according to the grace which the Lord shal vouchsafe to giue vnto mee.
- 1Two Sacraments of the Synagogue.
Now circumcision was the holy 1action, whereby the flesh of the foreskin was cut away for a sign of the covenant that God made with men. Or to describe it more largely, circumcision was a mark in the privy members of men betokening the eternal covenant of God, and was or deined by God him self, to testify his goodwill toward them that were circumcised, to warn them of regeneration and cleanness, and to make a difference betwixt the confederates of God & other people or nations.
Nowe circumcision was the holie 1action, whereby the flesh of the foreskinne was cutt awaye for a signe of the couenaunt that God made with men. Or to describe it more largely, circumcision was a marke in the priuie members of men betokening the eternal couenant of God, and was or deined by God him selfe, to testifie his goodwill toward them that were circumcised, to warne them of regeneration and cleannesse, and to make a difference betwixt the confederates of God & other people or nations.