A17183:1283
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 the seven times sprinkling of the blood betokened the full perfection or perfect fullness of the cleansing. We have need also to be sprinkled with the finger, not of man, but of Christ Jesus our Lord and Saviour, whose finger is the holy Ghost, by whom our cleansing doth come upon us.
Nowe the seuen times sprinckling of the bloud betokened the ful perfection or perfect fulnesse of the cleansinge. We haue néede also to be sprinckled with the finger, not of man, but of Christ Iesus our Lorde and Sauiour, whose finger is the holie Ghoste, by whome our cleansing doth come vpon vs.
To the sprinkling of the blood is also added sweet smelling incense. For as the Apostle testifieth, Christ 1our high priest did offer prayers for us with tears, and was heard in that which he feared. Whereupon by the cloud of smoke, that is, by the great quantity of smoke, was noted the great efficacy of earnest prayers.
To the sprinckling of the bloud is also added swéete smellinge incense. For as the Apostle testifieth, Christe 1our high priest did offer prayers for vs with teares, and was heard in that which he feared. Whereupon by the cloude of smoke, that is, by the greate quantitie of smoke, was noted the greate efficacie of earnest prayers.
- 1Heb. 9.
When that was don the high priest went again into the Sanctum & set the blood upon the golden altar of incense. For in the work of our redemption both innocent blood and earnest prayer for us must be joined together. Out of the Sanctum again he came to the altar of burnt offerings which stood in the court (which was called Atrium) & there he gave the other goat to a convenient man to be carried away into the wilderness: but in the delivering of the goat he used a precise