A17183:1389
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 the use or effect of the law of God, and of the fulfilling and abrogating of the same: of the likeness & difference of both the testaments & people, the old & the new.
¶ Of the vse or effect of the lawe of God, and of the fullfilling and abrogating of the same: of the likenesse & difference of both the testaments & people, the olde & the newe.
The eighth Sermon.
Although I have hitherto in large Sermons, laid forth the law of God by several parts: yet me thinketh I have not said all that should be said, nor made an end as I should do, unless I add now a treatise of the use, effect, fulfilling and abrogating of the law of God, albeit I have here and there in my Sermons touched the same argument. Now by this discourse or treatise (dearly beloved) ye shall understand, that the testament of the old and new church of God is all one, and that there is but one means of true salvation for all them, that either have, or else at this present are saved in the world: ye shall also perceive wherein the old testament doth differ from the new. Moreover this treatise will be necessary and very profitable both to the understanding of many places in the holy Scripture, and also to the easy perceiving and most wholesome use of those things which I have said hitherto touching the law. God, who is the author, the wisdom and the perfect fullness of the law, give me grace to speak those things, that are to the setting forth of his glory, and profitable for the health of your souls.1
ALthough I haue hitherto in large Sermons, layed foorth the lawe of God by seuerall partes: yet mée thinketh I haue not sayde all that should be sayde, nor made an ende as I should doe, vnlesse I adde nowe a treatise of the vse, effect, fulfilling and abrogating of the lawe of God, albeit I haue here and there in my Sermons touched the same argument. Nowe by this discourse or treatise (dearely beloued) ye shal vnderstand, that the testamēt of the olde and newe church of God is all one, and that there is but one meanes of true saluation for all them, that either haue, or else at this present are saued in the worlde: ye shall also perceiue wherein the olde testament doth differ from the newe. Moreouer this treatise wil bee necessarie and verie profitable both to the vnderstanding of many places in the holy Scripture, and also to the easie perceiuing and moste hoalesome vse of those thinges which I haue saide hitherto touching the lawe. God, who is the author, the wisedome and the perfect fulnesse of the lawe, giue mée grace to speake those thinges, that are to the setting foorth of his glorie, and profitable for ye health of your soules.