A17183:1423
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.
But, howsoever the Jews do even at this day abide in their wilful stubbornness, the Lord did from heaven ⟨p. 415⟩declare openly enough, that he is no longer delighted with the Ceremonial rites, because he destroyed all the instruments belonging to that ancient kind of worship, and made the very shop of that old religion, I mean the temple, and city of Jerusalem, level with the ground. Touching the temple the Lord in the Gospel spake to his disciples, when they with wondering did behold it, and said: Do ye not see all these things? verily I say unto you, there shall not be left here one stone standing upon an other. And again, weeping over the unthankful city he said, They shall not leave in thee one stone standing upon an other, because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation. And now that all this was word for word accomplished and fully finished, Josephus an eye witness of the same doeth largely testify in the 18. Chap. of his 7. book De Bello Judaico. Even very now I told you that from one thousand and five hundred years ago unto this present time, the Jews never had any place given them to build their temple up in again: whereby, if they were not beside themselves, they might easily gather, that the Messiah is already come into the world, and that he hath abrogated all the Ceremonial rites.
But, howsoeuer the Iewes do euen at this day abide in their wilfull stubbornnesse, the Lord did from heauen ⟨p. 415⟩declare openly enough, that hee is no longer delighted with the Ceremonial rites, because he destroyed all the instruments belonging to that auncient kinde of worship, and made the very shopp of that old religion, I meane the temple, and citie of Hierusalem, leuel with the ground. Touching the temple the Lord in the Gospel spake to his disciples, when they with wondering did behold it, and said: Do ye not see al these thinges? verilie I say vnto you, there shal not be leaft here one stone standing vpon an other. And againe, weeping ouer the vnthanckful citie he said, They shall not leaue in thee one stone standing vppon an other, beecause thou knewest not the time of thy visitation. And nowe that all this was word for word accomplished and fullie finished, Iosephus an eye witnesse of the same doeth largely testifie in the 18. Chap. of his 7. booke De Bello Iudaico. Euen very now I told you that from one thousand and fiue hundreth yeares agoe vnto this present time, the Iewes neuer had anye place giuen them to build their temple vpp in againe: whereby, if they were not beside themselues, they might easilye gather, yt the Messiah is alreadie come into the world, and that hée hath abrogated all the Ceremoniall rites.