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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 same Apostle also saith, The law worketh wrath, for where there is no law, there is no transgression. And again, By the law cometh the knowledge of sin. For in the 7. to the Romans the same Apostle doth say more fully, I knew not sin but by the law: For I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not lust. But sin taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead: I once lived without law, but when the commandment came, sin revived: and I was dead. And it was found that the same commandment, which was ordained unto life, was unto me an occasion of death, &c. For a good part of that Chapter is spent in that matter. Therefore the proper office of Moses and the principal use and effect of the law is, to show to man his sin and imperfection.
The same Apostle also saith, The lawe worketh wrath, for where there is no lawe, there is no transgression. And againe, By the lawe cōmeth the knowledge of sinne. For in ye 7. to the Romans the same Apostle doth say more fully, I knew not sin but by the lawe: For I had not knowen luste, excepte the law had said, Thou shalt not lust. But sinne taking occasion by the cō maundement, wrought in me al maner of concupiscence. For without the lawe sin was dead: I once liued without lawe, but when the commaundement came, sinne reuiued: and I was dead. And it was found that the same commaundement, which was ordeyned vnto life, was vnto me an occasion of death, &c. For a good part of that Chapiter is spent in that matter. Therefore the proper office of Moses and the principal vse and effecte of the lawe is, to shew to man his sinne and imperfection.
As for those which stay here, and go no further to make any other use 1and effect of the law, but as though Moses did nothing but kill, & the law nothing but slay, they are diversly and that not lightly deceived. I do here again repeat it, and tell them that the ⟨p. 402⟩very proper office of the law is to make sin manifest, & also that Moses his chief office is to teach us what we have to do, & with threatenings and cursings to urge it, especially when the law is compared with the Gospel. For in the third Chapter of the 2. Epistle