A17183:1409
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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In like manner he fulfilled all the ceremonials, while he himself being both priest and sacrifice did offer up himself, & is now & ever an effectual and everlasting sacrifice, & an eternal high priest, making intercession always at the right hand of the father for all faithful believers. He also doth spiritually circumcise the faithful, and hath given them in steed of circumcision the sacrament of baptism. He is our Passover, who in steed of the Paschal lamb hath ordained the Eucharist or supper of the Lord. Finally he is the fulfilling and perfectness of the law and the Prophets. Moreover our Lord fulfilled the law, in that he did most absolutely in all points satisfy the ⟨p. 408⟩will of God, being himself the holiest of all, in whom there is no spot, no evil concupiscence, nor any sin: in him is the love of God most perfect, & righteousness altogether absolute: which righteousness he doth freely communicate to us, that are most unperfect, if we believe and have our hope fast settled in him. For he forgiveth us our sins, being made a cleansing Sacrifice for us, and maketh us partakers of his own righteousness: which is for that cause called Imputed righteousness. Whereunto the testimonies of the Apostle do appertain, God, saith Paul, was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their sins unto them. For him, which knew not sin, he made sin for us, that we might be made the righteousness of God by him. Again, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness, without works. So also if we believe in God, through Christ our faith shall be imputed to us for righteousness. For by faith we lay hold on Christ, whom we believe to have made most absolute satisfaction to God for us, and so consequently that God for Christ his sake is pleased with us, and that the righteousness is imputed to us as our own (and is in deed by gift our own) because we are now the sons of God.
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