A17183:1250
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.
There was also appointed who they should be, that should hold the 1passover, to wite, the whole circumcised congregation of Israel, being assembled by houses and families in so great companies, as were sufficient to eat a Lamb. For as Christ is the Saviour of us all, so all sinners (for we all are sinners) are the cause why Christ our Lord was offered upon the altar of the Cross.
There was also appointed who they should be, that shoulde holde the 1passeouer, to wite, the whole circumcised congregation of Israel, béeinge assembled by houses and families in so greate companies, as were sufficient to eate a Lambe. For as Christe is the Sauiour of vs all, so all sinners (for wée all are sinners) are the cause whie Christ our Lord was offered vppon the altar of the Crosse.
- 1Who were the guests at the eating of the lamb.Who were the guests at the eating of the lambe.
Moreover there is great diligence 1used in describing the manner of killing & eating the Lamb. First they chose to them selves this Lamb from among other Lambs and Kids: the fifth day after they cut the throat thereof, and saved the blood in a platter, ⟨p. 364⟩which with a bush of Hyssop made like a holy water stick they sprinkled upon the two sides and upper posts of the door. The Lamb it self they did eat publicly, not boiled with water, but roasted with fire, and that whole also, I mean, both head and feet, and purtenance too: and with it they did eat lettuce or sower herbs, and unleavened bread. And while they were at it, they stood about it, with their loins girded, with shoes on their feet, and staves in their hands. They did eat it in haste, they neither brake nor cast a bone of it unto the dogs, but burnt the bones with fire. From evening until morning no man did set one foot out of doors.