A17183:1224
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.
We are expressly taught in […] 1who they were that made the league, that is, the living, eternal & omnipotent God, who is the chief maker preserver and governor of all things: and Abraham with all his seed, that is, with all the faithful of what nation or country soever they be. For so doth the Apostle expound the seed of Abraham, especially in his Epistle to the Galatians, where he saith: If ye be Christs, then are ye the seed of Abraham, and heirs by promise.
We are expressely taught in 〈…〉 1who they were that made the league, that is, the liuing, eternall & omnipotent God, who is the chiefe maker preseruer and gouernour of al thinges: and Abraham wt al his séede, that is, with all the faithfull of what nation or countrie soeuer they bée. For so doth the Apostle expounde the séede of Abraham, especially in his Epistle to the Galathians, where hee saith: If ye be Christes, then are ye the seede of Abraham, and heires by promise.
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The time how long this league 1should endure is eternal, and without end or term of time. For although in the renuinges or declarations of the league many things were added, which afterward did vanish away, especially when Christ was come in the flesh, yet notwithstanding in the substantial and chiefest points ye can find nothing altered or changed. For God is always the God of his people: he doth always demand and require of them faithful obedience: as may most evidently be perceived in the new testament.