A17183:1402
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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Whereof we have evident examples in the 15. Psalm of David, and in the first and 33. Chapter of Isaiah's Prophecy: and in the 18. of Ezekiel also. Paul in the 13. to the Romans referreth all the offices of our life to y• law of charity. For the Lord himself, before ⟨p. 405⟩Paul had done the same in the Gospel. Moreover the Prophet David in the 94. Psalm crieth: Blessed is the man, O Lord, whom thou instructest in thy law. And in the 78. Psalm, He made a covenant to Jacob, and gave a law in Israel, that the posterity might know it and put their trust in the Lord, & not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments. Again in the 19. Psalm he saith, The law of the Lord is an undefiled law, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, and giveth wisdom unto the simple: the statues of the Lord are right, and rejoice the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure and giveth light unto the eyes. The fear of the Lord is holy and endureth for ever: the judgements of the Lord are true and righteous altogether: more to be desired are they than gold and precious stone, & sweeter than honey and the honey comb. And to this end tendeth the sense of all the Alphabetical Psalm, which is in order of number the 119.
Whereof we haue euident examples in the 15. Psalme of Dauid, and in the first and 33. Chapiter of Esaies Prophecie: and in the 18. of Ezechiel also. Paule in the 13. to the Romans referreth all the offices of our life to y• lawe of charitie. For the Lord himselfe, before ⟨p. 405⟩Paule had done the same in the Gospell. Moreouer the Prophete Dauid in the 94. Psalme crieth: Blessed is the man, O Lord, whome thou instructest in thy lawe. And in the 78. Psalme, Hee made a couenaunt to Iacob, and gaue a lawe in Israel, that the posteritie might knowe it and put their trust in the Lord, & not forgett the woorkes of God, but keepe his commaundements. Againe in the 19. Psalme he saith, The law of the Lord is an vndefiled lawe, conuerting the soule: the testimonie of the Lord is sure, and giueth wisedome vnto the simple: the statues of the Lord are right, and reioyce the heart: the commaundement of the Lord is pure and giueth light vnto the eyes. The feare of the Lord is holy and endureth for euer: the iudgements of the Lord are true and righteous altogether: more to bee desired are they than gold and pretious stone, & sweeter than honie and the honie combe. And to this end tendeth the sense of all the Alphabetical Psalme, which is in order of number the 119.