A17183:1275
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.
Moreover it is a point of thankfulness, frankly to bestow upon God part of our earthly riches, which we have at his hands, to the maintenance of his true worship, and the relief of all that be in poverty.
Moreouer it is a poynt of thanckfulnes, franckly to bestowe vpon God parte of our earthly riches, which we haue at his hands, to ye mainteinance of his true worship, and the reliefe of all that be in pouertie.
The third kind of sacrifice is that which is offered for sin, and is therefore 1called Hattah, a cleansing or Ascham, a sacrifice for sin. We in one word may call it a cleansing sacrifice. For it was offered for sin committed unwittingly or by ignorance: which by the degrees of the sinners were divided into four sorts, as, if the chief priest did sin, if the whole church did sin, if the Prince did sin, or if some man of the meaner sor•e did sin. Or else they did offer it for sin committed willingly or of a set purpose, being yet a mean or excusable sin: or else for a great and heinous crime, which ignorance could by no means excuse.
The third kinde of sacrifice is that which is offered for sinne, and is therfore 1called Hattah, a cleansing or Ascham, a sacrifice for sinne. We in one woorde may call it a cleansing sacrifice. For it was offered for sinne cō mitted vnwittingly or by ignorance: which by the degrées of the sinners were diuided into foure sortes, as, if the chiefe priest did sinne, if ye whole churche did sinne, if the Prince did sinne, or if some man of the meaner sor•e did sinne. Or else they did offer it for sinne committed willingly or of a sett purpose, beeing yet a meane or excusable sinne: or else for a great and heynous crime, which ignorance could by no meanes excuse.