A17183:1291
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.
Yet by the way this must not be concealed, that in that yearly sacrifice it was required and looked for at mens hands, first that they should confess their sins: then that they should be sorry in their minds in good earnest and in deed for their sins committed, & lastly that they should keep Sabbath, I do not mean an idle resting from honest business, but a quietness in the faith of Christ, and a ceasing from ill deeds. Who soever doth so prepare him self in the feast of atonement, that is, in the time of the preaching of the grace of God through Christ, he is without doubt throughly cleansed, by that only sacrifice of Christ Jesus: of which I have hitherto not without good cause spoken so largely as you perceive that I have. For this one place doeth give a wonderful light both to the understanding of many places in the Scriptures, and also of the mystery of our redemption and of Christ our redeemer, so plainly, that no other place doth so clearly expound, set forth, & lay them open before our eyes to be seen and looked on: it doth also teach us to understand the words of Christ our Lord in the gospel of saint John, where he saith: There is one which accuseth you, even Moses in whom ye hope: for had ye believed Moses, ye would then have believed me: for he wrote of me.
Yet by the way this must not bee concealed, that in that yerely sacrifice it was required and looked for at mennes handes, first that they should confesse their sinnes: then that they shoulde bee sorrie in their mindes in good earnest and in déede for theire sinnes committed, & lastly that they should kéepe Sabboth, I do not meane an ydle resting from honest businesse, but a quietnesse in the faith of Christ, and a ceassing from yll déedes. Who soeuer doth so prepare him selfe in the feast of attonement, that is, in the time of the preachinge of the grace of God through Christe, hee is without doubt throughly cleansed, by that only sacrifice of Christe Iesus: of whiche I haue hitherto not wtout good cause spoken so largely as you perceiue that I haue. For this one place doeth giue a wonderfull light both to the vnderstanding of many places in the Scriptures, and also of the mysterie of our redemption and of Christe our redéemer, so plainly, that no other place doth so clearely expound, set forth, & lay them open before our eyes to bée seene and looked on: it doth also teache vs to vnderstand the wordes of Christ our Lord in the gospel of sainct Iohn, where he saith: There is one which accuseth you, euen Moses in whome ye hope: for had ye beleeued Moses, ye would then haue beleeued mee: for he wrote of mee.