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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.
The ninth precept, which is for the bridling of 1the tongue, so that no lye be made, nor false witness borne against our neighbour, is by Christ himself and his Apostles confirmed so often, as they give rules for the ordering of the tongue, and charge every man to speak the trueth to his neighbour. And they also do condemn evil lusts and affections, whereby they do not abrogate, but 2repair the tenth commandment, which doth forbid all manner of concupiscence. Therefore the whole abrogation of the ten commandments, so far forth as they are abrogated, doth consist in those points whereof I spake even now: to wit, that Christ in faith is our perfect & absolute righteousness &c. The Apostle bearing witness thereunto and saying, What the law could not do, in as much as it was weak through the flesh, God having sent his own son, in the similitude of sinful flesh, even by sin condemned sin in the flesh, that the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, which walk not after the flesh, but after the spirit. As is to be seen in the 8. to the Romans. I have therefore discoursed the brieflier of this matter in this place, because I have at the full spoken of it in the treatise of the ten commandments.
The ninthe precepte, which is for the brideling of 1the tongue, so that no lye be made, nor false witnesse borne against our neighbour, is by Christ himselfe and his Apostles cōfirmed so often, as they giue rules for the ordering of the tongue, and charge euery man to speake the trueth to his neighbour. And they also doe condemne euill lustes and affections, wherby they do not abrogate, but 2repaire the tenthe commaundement, which doth forbid all maner of concupiscence. Therefore the whole abrogation of the tenne cōmaundements, so farre foorth as they are abrogated, doth consist in those points whereof I spake euen now: to wit, that Christ in faith is our perfecte & absolute righteousnesse &c. The Apostle bearing witnesse thereunto and saying, What the lawe could not doe, in as much as it was weak through the flesh, God hauing sent his owne sonne, in the similitude of sinnefull flesh, euen by sinne cōdemned sinne in the flesh, that the righteousnesse of the lawe might bee fulfilled in vs, which walke not after the flesh, but after the spirite. As is to be séene in the 8. to ye Romans. I haue therfore discoursed the brieflier of this matter in this place, because I haue at the full spoken of it in the treatise of ye tenne commaundements.