A17183:1297
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.
The fourth kind of sacrifices was 1the sacrifice of thanksgiving, which they called Schelamim, or Schlomim, the sacrifice of health, or the peace offering. For it was offered to give thanks withal, to wit, either for the recovery of health, or for felicity and prosperity, I mean, when they had received some good turn at the hands of God, or else by his aid had escaped the brunt of some mishap or evil fortune. In this sacrifice they used a b•aste either of the heard, or of the fold: It was not lawful to offer birds: for it was done either ••th a unlock or an h•ffar, with a male or a female lam•e, or with an he or a she goat. It was […] before the Atrium. The •ide or skin thereof was the priests fee. The blood was sprinkled about the altar. The kidneys, the call of the liver, the rump of the lamb, and all the fat was burnt upon the altar of burnt offerings. The right shoulder was heaved, the breast was waved, toward the ends of the world. (For Thruma and Thnupha, that is, the 2heaving and waving were not kinds of sacrifices, but ceremonies only, which the priests did use in making their sacrifices and oblations. By the heaving was signified that Christ should be heaved or lifted up, and that he being once lifted up should draw all men unto him. The waving of the breast toward every part of the world was a token, that the preaching of Christ should be spread in every corner of the world.) The breast and the shoulder were both the priests portion, together with the jaw done, and the paunch or belly. The rest of the flesh returned to him that made the oblation, and was eaten by him in an holy banquet. The remnant of Ceremonies belonging to this sacrifice, are to be found in the third Chapter of Leviticus. For if it were Thoda, a confession, a praise, or a protestation, then was added to the sacrifice a cake of pure wheat flour and salt steeped in oil, or sodden cracknells, or bread baked in pans: part whereof was heaved, and fell to the priests share: the rest returned to the offerer, even as also leavened bread was allowed to be eaten in the banquet.
The fourth kinde of sacrifices was