A17183:1284
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.
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 ⟨p. 374⟩manner and singular ceremony. For the high priest laid both his hands upon the Goat, and over his head did confess the sins of the people, who also did them selves confess their sins, following the priest clause by clause in all the confession, which he rehearsed: and then so soon as all the sins were laid upon the head of the Goat, he was sent away, that by that means he might carry the sins of all the people into the desert. From this ceremony did the Gentiles undoubtedly borrow their kind of cleansings or purgings of the people called in Greek [Greek or Hebrew], and in Latin Pamina. For their manner was in extreme perils, that one should give him self for all the rest, whom they took and did either kill & burn upon the altar, or cast into the water, praying therewithal that all their evil luck might go with him, and that the Gods being pacified with the death of him, might again be favourable to all the rest. But the wretches erred as far as heaven is wide. For Christ the son of God was made sin for us, that is, he was made a sacrifice for sin, yea, he became a curse for us that we by him might receive a blessing. For to this had the Prophet Isaiah an eye when he said: we all went astray like sheep, every one turned after his own way: But the Lord hath thrown upon him all our sins. Again, He was wounded for our offences and smitten for our wickedness. And again, The pains of our punishment were laid upon him, and he bare our griefs. Now the Goat did carry the sins into the desert, not that the sins should not be, but that they should not be any more imputed unto them. For in the church verily there is sin in the Saints, but it is not imputed unto them. Sin is imputed to all them that are without the church in y desolate wilderness.