A17183:1271
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 even as Christ was before prefigured in beasts and birds, so also is he represented in this bread or cakes. For he is the bread of life: and hath sundry fashions of infirmity and glory.
Nowe euen as Christ was before prefigured in beastes and birdes, so also is he represented in this bread or cakes. For he is the bread of life: and hath sundry facions of infirmitie and glorie.
In Christ thou shalt not find any leaven, that is, sin, uncharitableness, hypocrisy, or pride. There is in Christ no sweetness nor honnylike taste of worldly or wicked pleasures. But salt thou mayst find in him, a well seasoned temperature altogether heavenly, and most absolute wisdom: because of Christ & for his sake, all things of ours are acceptable unto God: for Christ his sake our prayers are heard of God the father: upon Christ therefore there is a sweet smelling frankincense in the nose of God the father. And in these ceremonies are also shadowed the manner and matter of our sacrifices, to wite, that they should be without hypocrisy, bitterness, hatred, envy, & fleshly pleasure, and should be seasoned with godly & continual prayers.
In Christ thou shalt not finde any leauen, that is, sinne, vncharitablenesse, hypocrisie, or pride. There is in Christe no swéetenesse nor honnylike taste of worldly or wicked pleasures. But salte thou mayst finde in him, a well seasoned temperature altogether heauenly, and moste absolute wisedome: because of Christe & for his sake, all things of ours are acceptable vnto God: for Christe his sake our prayers are heard of God the father: vppon Christ therefore there is a swéete smelling frankincense in the nose of God the father. And in these ceremonies are also shadowed the maner and matter of our sacrifices, to wite, that they should be without hypocrisie, bitternesse, hatred, enuie, & fleshly pleasure, and should be seasoned with godly & continual prayers.