A17183:1266
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.
In these Lambs was Christ most manifestly prefigured, who is that lamb of God, that taketh away the sins of the world, whose virtue is always effectual and of power to take away the sins of the faithful. For that Lamb was killed from the beginning of the world: he was once slain upon the cross, but yet his merit and effectual power endureth still, and doth absolve all them, that are delivered from their sins.
In these Lambes was Christ most manifestly prefigured, who is that lambe of God, that taketh awaye the sinnes of the worlde, whose vertue is alwayes effectuall and of power to take awaye the sinnes of the faithfull. For that Lambe was killed frō the beginning of the worlde: he was once slaine vppon the crosse, but yet his merite and effectuall power endureth still, and doth absolue all them, that are deliuered from their sinnes.
Now the sacrifices of consecrating, I mean of the priests of the tabernacle, and of all the vessels or instruments belonging to the holy ministry, are in many points all one with the burnt offerings, and in ⟨p. 370⟩some things differing from them: as is fully to be seen in the 29 of Exodus and the eighth of Levitic. And Christ our Lord did first begin the priesthood by his passion, and after that hallowed all the faithful to be priests unto him self.
Nowe the sacrifices of consecrating, I meane of the priestes of the tabernacle, and of all the vessels or instrumentes belonginge to the holie ministerie, are in many pointes all one with the burnt offeringes, and in ⟨p. 370⟩some things differing from them: as is fully to be séene in the 29 of Exodus and the eighth of Leuitic. And Christe our Lord did first beginne the priesthood by his passion, and after that hallowed all the faithful to be priests vnto him selfe.