A17183:1295
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
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The Lord also doth require preachers to teach the effect of Christ his passion, and in the contemptible and lowly preaching of the Gospel to lay before the world our redemption and sanctification in the death and blood of Christ: he doth require, I say, such holy teachers as are themselves faithful, and cleansed in the blood of Christ. And yet those teachers, with the whole Church beside, do even till the evening, I mean, the ending of their lives pray still, Forgive us our trespasses. For the Lord himself said, He that is washed is clean & hath no need but to wash his feet only. To this do appertain the often washings used in this Ceremony, which signify that by the grace of God all sins are purged, that the Saints have always an holy care to watch against the assaults of sin, and that those sins are cleansed none other ways but by the water of Christ his grace. Lastly it is most often & earnestly repeated in the law that they all remain unclean, how many soever, being once defiled, & are not again clē sed with the holy water of separation. For the Lord said to Peter, Unless I wash thee thou shalt have no pa•te with me. My meaning is not to ⟨p. 378⟩run through every particular point of this Ceremony, but to touch the especial matters only. Therefore now I proceed to that which remaineth.
The Lord also doth require preachers to teache the effecte of Christ his passion, and in the cōtemptible and lowly preaching of the Gospell to lay before the world our redemption and sanctification in the death and bloud of Christ: he doth require, I say, such holy teachers as are themselues faithfull, and cleansed in the bloud of Christ. And yet those teachers, with the whole Church beside, do euen til the euening, I meane, the ending of their liues pray stil, Forgiue vs our trespasses. For the Lord himselfe said, Hee that is washed is cleane & hath no neede but to washe his feete onely. To this do appertaine the often washings vsed in this Ceremonie, which signifie that by the grace of God all sinnes are purged, that the Sainctes haue alwayes an holy care to watch against the assaults of sinne, and that those sinnes are clensed none other wayes but by ye water of Christ his grace. Lastly it is most often & earnestly repeated in the law that they al remaine vncleane, how many soeuer, being once defiled, & are not again clē sed with the holy water of separation. For the Lord said to Peter, Vnlesse I washe thee thou shalt haue no pa•te with mee. My meaning is not to