A17183:1413
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.
By which it is easy to reconcile these 2. places which seem at a blush 1to jar one with an other: The laws of God are heavy, which neither we nor our fathers were able to bear. And, The laws of God are not grievous, or heavy to be borne. For they are not heavy to the faithful which are in Christ, and to those which have the gift of Gods spirit, that is, to those that are reconciled to God by Christ their Lord and Saviour. Without Christ & faith in Christ they are most grievous and heavy to be borne of every unbeliever. So the faithful being stirred up by the spirit of God, doth voluntarily and of his own accord do good to all men, so far, as his ability doeth suffer him, & will not in any case do hurt to any man: not for because he feareth the punishment, that in the law is appointed for the disobedient, unjust and wrongful dealers, but for because he loveth God. And so also he fulfilleth the Judicial law.
By whiche it is easie to reconcile these 2. places which séeme at a blushe 1to iarre one with an other: The lawes of God are heauie, which neither we nor oure fathers were able to beare. And, The lawes of God are not greeuous, or heauie to be borne. For they are not heauie to the faithfull whiche are in Christ, and to those which haue the gift of Gods spirite, that is, to those that are reconciled to God by Christe their Lord and Sauiour. Without Christ & faith in Christe they are most gréeuous and heauie to be borne of euery vnbeléeuer. So the faithfull béeing stirred vpp by the spirite of God, doth voluntarilie and of his owne accord do good to all men, so farre, as his abilitie doeth suffer him, & will not in any case do hurt to any man: not forbecause hee feareth the punishment, yt in the law is appointed for the disobedient, vniuste and wrongfull dealers, but forbecause he loueth God. And so also he fulfilleth the Iudicial lawe.
- 1Gods commandments are not heavy to be bornGods commaundements are not heauie to be born