A17183:1289
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.
Of this ceremony and of this place of Scripture did Paul the holy Apostle of Christ borrow his whole discourse almost in his Epistle to the Hebrews, touching the sacrifice of Christ once offered for all the sins of the whole world: in which discourse he doeth very often repeat out of the law the word Once, and that with a certain emphatical vehemency.
Of this ceremonie and of this place of Scripture did Paule the holie Apostle of Christe borrowe his whole discourse almost in his Epistle to ye Hebrewes, touching the sacrifice of Christe once offered for all the sinnes of the whole worlde: in which discourse he doeth verie often repeate out of the lawe the word Once, and that with a certeine emphaticall vehemencie.
Now to appoint other Priests, to institute another time, and to ordain 1another manner of sacrifice, is utterly to kick at and tread under foot this heavenly and most evident trueth. But this doctrine of the only sacrifice of Christ, is the true, ancient, sound, unreprovable and everlasting doctrine: by which all they are saved, that are saved, and by which all they have been saved that have been saved since the beginning of the world. The enemies or adversaries of this doctrine, Paul the Apostle of Christ and the Gentiles (whose skill in the law was inferior to no mans) doth call fools, mad, unconstant, light headed, carried with every puss of wind, wicked, apostates, which ⟨p. 376⟩have revolted from Christ, liars, false Prophets, false Apostles, deceivers, schismatics, dogs, enchanters, witches, detestable, and cursed. Therefore if an Angel from heaven teach us any other wise, let him be to us accursed.
Now to appoint other Priestes, to institute another time, and to ordeine 1another manner of sacrifice, is vtterly to kicke at and treade vnder foote this heauenly and moste euident trueth. But this doctrine of the onely sacrifice of Christ, is the true, auncient, sound, vnreproueable and euerlasting doctrine: by which all they are saued, that are saued, and by which all they haue béene saued that haue béene saued since the beginning of the worlde. The enimies or aduersaries of this doctrine, Paule the Apostle of Christ and the Gentiles (whose skill in ye lawe was inferiour to no mans) doth call fooles, madde, vnconstant, light headed, carried with euery pusse of winde, wicked, apostataes, which