A17183:1239
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.
Finally, circumcision did put the 1circumcised in mind of their duty all their life long, to wite, that every man should think that he had taken upon him to profess God, & to bear in his body the Sacrament of the Lord. For that is the cause why the Israelites were named, or had their names given them in their circumcision. For it is evident in Luke that John Baptist and Jesus our saviour had their names given them at their circumcision, even as also the first circumcised at his circumcision was called Abraham, whose name before was said to be Abram.
Finally, circumcision did put the 1circumcised in mind of their duetie al their life long, to wite, that euery man should thinke that he had taken vpon him to professe God, & to beare in his bodie the Sacramēt of ye Lorde. For that is the cause why the Israelites were named, or had their names giuen them in their circumcision. For it is euident in Luke that Iohn Baptist and Iesus our sauiour had their names giuen them at their circumcision, euen as also the first circumcised at his circumcision was called Abraham, whose name before was said to be Abram.
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It did admonish the circumcised of his duty, for so much as he had given his name unto the Lord his confederate, to be enrolled in the register of God among the names of them that give them selves unto the Lord: wherefore he ought by covenant & duty to frame his life not after his own lust and pleasure, but according to the will of God, to whom he