A17183:1232
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.
Now also the time of circumcision is set down, to wite, the eighth day, when the new borne child began to be of a little more strength. And we gather out of the fifth Chapter of the book of Joshua that they did circumcise them, not with knives of iron, but of stone: for in that Chapter the Lord doth in express words command to circumcise the sons of Israel with knives of stone. But it is manifest by the rites, of the sacraments that God doth alter nothing in the ceremonies of the sacraments: and therefore we conjecture and gather that Abraham used none other, but knives of stone, especially since we read that Zippora Moses his wife did circumcise her son with a stone. The rest of the Jewish trifles which they sow abroad touching the ceremonies of circumcision, I do of purpose here let pass. For they are utterly unworthy to be heard, and have no mysteries contained in them. But the knife of stone is of force in the exposition of the mystery of circumcision.
Nowe also the time of circumcision is set downe, to wite, the eighth day, when the newe borne childe beganne to be of a little more strength. And we gather out of the fifte Chapter of the booke of Iosue that they did circumcise them, not with kniues of yron, but of stone: for in that Chapter the Lorde doth in expresse wordes commaund to circumcise the sonnes of Israel with kniues of stone. But it is manifest by the rites, of the sacraments that God doth alter nothinge in the ceremonies of the sacraments: and therefore we coniecture and gather that Abraham vsed none other, but kniues of stone, especially since we read that Zippora Moses his wife did circumcise her sonne with a stone. The rest of the Iewishe trifles which they sowe abrode touching the ceremonies of cicumcision, I do of purpose here let passe. For they are vtterly vnworthie to be heard, and haue no mysteries conteined in them. But the knife of stone is of force in the exposition of the mysterie of circūcision.
For circumcision had a mystery 1and a most certain meaning hidden within it.
For circumcision had a mysterie