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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
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.
So often as they met together in the holy congregation to behold the holy Ceremonies, which God had ordained, they did not look upon the bare figures only, nor think that they did please God, and ⟨p. 404⟩were purged from their sins by that external kind of worship, but they did cast the eyes of their minds & of faith upon the Messiah to come, who was prefigured in all the Ceremonies and ordinances of the law. They therefore did abuse the law, who thought that they were acceptable to God, and that they served him as they should, because they were busy in those Ceremonial works. For those thoughts and persuasions the Prophets in their Sermons did sharply accuse, and evermore cry out upon. And in that sense and for that cause the people of Israel is many times called a carnal people: not that all the Patriarchs 1and fathers before the coming of Christ were carnal or fleshly: but for because they did as yet live them under those external shadows, and outward figures, and for because there were peradventure among the people some, that did not perceive the spiritual things shadowed under those external figures, and did think perhaps that they were acceptable to God for the working and doing of that external work.
So often as they mette together in the holy congregation to behold the holy Ceremonies, which God had ordeined, they did not looke vppon the bare figures only, nor thincke that they did please God, and ⟨p. 404⟩were purged from their sinnes by that externall kinde of worshipp, but they did cast the eyes of their minds & of faith vppon the Messiah to come, who was prefigured in al ye Ceremonies and ordinaunces of the lawe. They therefore did abuse the lawe, who thoughte that they were acceptable to God, and that they serued him as they should, because they were busie in those Ceremoniall workes. For those thoughtes and persuasions the Prophets in their Sermōs did sharply accuse, and euermore crie out vpon. And in that sense and for that cause ye people of Israel is many times called a carnall people: not that all the Patriarchs 1and fathers before the comming of Christ were carnal or fleshly: but for because they did as yet liue thē vnder those externall shadowes, and outward figures, and for because there were peraduenture amonge the people some, that did not perceiue the spirituall thinges shadowed vnder those external figures, and did thincke perhaps that they were acceptable to God for the woorking and doing of that externall woorke.