A17183:1231
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.
Moreover the manner of circumcision is declared: Ye shall, saith God 1circumcise the flesh of your foreskin. For there is a skin which doth encompass, cover, and hang somewhat over the nut or forepart of a mans yard, and that skin is called the flesh of the foreskin, because it doth appear or hang before the rest. This skin did they cut away with a knife made of stone, and did make bare the top or nut of the manchild's privy member. The cutting or taking away of the flesh was called circumcision. But now whose office it was to cut that skin away, we find not expressed. It appeareth that the most honourable in every house or family, I mean the first begotten or ancient of every household did circumcise before the law, which office was turned to the priests, when once the law was given. It is a singular example and no more to be found like unto it, that Zippora the wife of Moses did circumcise her son. Exod. 4. Chap.
Moreouer the manner of circumcision is declared: Ye shal, saith God 1circumcise the flesh of your foreskin. For there is a skinne which doth incompasse, couer, and hang somewhat ouer the nut or forepart of a mannes yarde, and that skinne is called the fleshe of the foreskinne, because it doth appeare or hang before the rest. This skinne did they cutt away with a knife made of stone, and did make bare the topp or nutt of the manchildes priuie member. The cutting or taking away of the fleshe was called circumcision. But nowe whose office it was to cut that skinne away, we finde not expressed. It appeareth that the moste honourable in euery house or familie, I meane the firste begotten or auncient of euery housholde did circumcise before the lawe, which office was turned to the priestes, when once the lawe was giuen. It is a singular example and no more to be found like vnto it, that Zippora the wife of Moses did circumcise her sonne. Exod. 4. Chap.
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