A17183:1242
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 all this which hitherto I have said touching the meaning and 1mystery of circumcision was set forth as in a picture to be seen of all mens eyes, so often as circumcision was solemnized in the church. There was the league, as it were, renewed, which God did make with men. There was the grace of God, his sanctification, ⟨p. 362⟩and our corruption declared: therein did Christ the rock of stone appear, who with his spirit doth cut & wash away all spots of the Church.
Nowe all this whiche hitherto I haue saide touching the meaning and 1mysterie of circumcisiō was set forth as in a picture to be séene of all mens eyes, so often as circumcision was solemnized in the church. There was the league, as it were, renued, which God did make with men. There was the grace of God, his sanctification, ⟨p. 362⟩and our corruption declared: therein did Christ the rocke of stone appeare, who with his spirite doth cutt & wash away all spottes of the Churche.
- 1The sum of Circumcision.The summe of Circumcision.
Moreover the worshippers of God did learn by that sign, and so by all the holy ceremony, that they being in one ecclesiastical body, ought to do their endeavour by pureness of living to win the favour of God their confederate. Because by the visible circumcision there was after a sort an open confession made of the true religion, of free consent to the true religion, and of a binding by promise unto the same. He therefore that did despise or unadvisedly neglect that holy ceremony, was sharply punished, as may be gathered by the 17. of Genesis and the fourth Chapter of Exodus. And so much hitherto touching circumcision.