A17183:1228
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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The second condition of the league betwixt God and man, prescribeth to 1man what he must do, and how he must behave him self toward God his confederate & sovereign Prince. Walk before me, saith God to man, and be upright. Now, they walk before God, which do direct all their life, words, and works according to the will of God. His will is that we should be upright. That uprightness is gotten by faith, hope, and charity: in which three are contained all the offices of the Saints which are the friends and confederates of the Lord. Therefore this latter condition of the league doth teach the confederates what to do, and how to behave themselves before the Lord: to wite, to take him for their God, to stick to him alone, who is their only all in all, to call upon him alone, to worship him alone, and through his Messiah to look for sanctification & life everlasting. These were the conditions of the covenant: to which the number of ceremonies were not added in Abraham's time, which afterward were given to the Israelites under the leading of their Captain Moses.
The second condition of the league betwixt God and man, prescribeth to 1man what he must do, and howe hee must behaue him selfe towarde God his confederate & souereigne Prince. Walke before mee, saith God to man, and be vpright. Now, they walke before God, which do direct all their life, woordes, and woorkes according to the wil of God. His will is that we should bee vpright. That vprightnesse is gotten by faith, hope, and charitie: in which thrée are conteined all the offices of the Sainctes which are the friendes and confederates of the Lorde. Therefore this latter condition of the league doth teach the confederates what to doe, and howe to behaue themselues before the Lord: to wite, to take him for their God, to sticke to him alone, who is their onely all in all, to call vppon him alone, to worshippe him alone, and through his Messiah to looke for sanctification & life euerlasting. These were the cōditions of the couenant: to whiche the number of ceremonies were not added in Abrahams time, which afterwarde were giuen to the Israelites vnder the leading of their Capteine Moses.
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