A17183:1229
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.
To this confederacy the Lord did add circumcision as a sign or seal 1to confirm it withal. Seals are put to writings for an effectual force and confirmations sake. The tables or writings do contain and give evidence of all the points of the whole ⟨p. 358⟩league. Circumcision therefore is added to the league in stead of the writing and also of the seal, and for that cause circumcision is called the league it self: even as the writings or letters of covenants among us are commonly called the very covenant, when as in deed they are nothing else but the evidences of the league, which contain in writing all the order of the confederacy, and confirm it with a seal. It is very usual that the signs do take the names of the things which they do signify, so that it is no marvel though circumcision be called the league, when as in deed the league is not the cutting of the skin, but the communion of fellowship which we have with God.
To this confederacie the Lord did adde circumcision as a signe or seale 1to confirme it withall. Seales are put to writings for an effectual force and confirmations sake. The tables or writinges do conteine and giue euidence of all the points of the whole ⟨p. 358⟩league. Circumcision therefore is added to the league in stéede of the writing and also of the seale, and for that cause circumcision is called the league it selfe: euen as the writinges or letters of couenants among vs are commonly called the verie couenant, whē as in déede they are nothing else but the euidences of the league, which conteine in writing al the order of the confederacie, and confirme it with a seale. It is verie vsuall that the signes do take the names of the thinges which they do signifie, so that it is no meruayle though circumcision be called the league, when as in déede the league is not the cutting of the skin, but the communion of fellowshippe which wee haue with God.
- 1Circumcision was the sign or zeal annexed •o the league.