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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.
Let us see now what the passover was, and what kind of ceremony 1did belong unto it. The Passover was an holy action ordained by God, in the killing and eating of a Lamb, partly to the end that the Church might keep in memory the benefit, which God did for them in the land of Egypt, to be a testimony of Gods good will toward the faithful, to be a type of Christ, and partly also to gather all the partakers thereof into the fellowship of one body, and to put them in mind to be thankful and innocent.
Let vs sée nowe what the passeouer was, and what kinde of ceremonie 1did belong vnto it. The Passeouer was an holy action ordeined by God, in the killing and eating of a Lambe, partely to the ende that the Churche might kéepe in memorie the benefite, which God did for them in the land of Aegypt, to be a testimonie of Gods good will towarde the faithful, to be a type of Christ, and partely also to gather all the partakers thereof into the fellowship of one bodie, and to put them in minde to be thankfull and innocent.
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This Sacrament was first ordained 1by God him self, and not by man. For Moses delivered to the children of Israel whatsoever he received at the Lords hand: as is to be seen at large in the 12 Chapter of Exodus. And he instituted that ceremony even at that very time, when he brought y• Israelites from out of Egypt. Now since this ceremony came first from God, it followeth consequently that all the passovers, which followed, even until that passover, which the Lord did hold with his disciples a little before his death, were holy and