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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.
It is a very slender, or rather no defence at all for the Jews, to allege 1the words in the law, which are many times rehearsed, where the Ceremonies are described, Ye shall keep it for an everlasting ordinance. For in this sense, Everlasting is taken for Long-lasting and Unchangeable, so far forth as it hath respect unto the will or authority of mankind. For the Lord did with threatening of grievous punishments forbid, that mankind's unadvisedness should change or abrogate the holy Ceremonies.
It is a very slender, or rather no defence at all for the Iewes, to alledge 1the woords in the lawe, which are many times rehearsed, where the Ceremonies are described, Ye shall keepe it for an euerlasting ordinaunce. For in this sense, Euerlasting is taken for Longlasting and Vnchaungeable, so farre foorth as it hath respecte vnto the will or authoritie of mankinde. For the Lord did with threatening of gréeuous punishments forbidd, that mankinds vnaduisednesse should chaunge or abrogate the holy Ceremonies.
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And yet since he did ordain those Ceremonies until the time of amendment, he doeth neither sin nor yet incur the crime of unconstancie, when he doeth change, or take away the Ceremonies according to the determinate purpose, which he intended from the beginning.
And yet since hée did ordeine those Ceremonies vntil the time of amendment, hée doeth neither sinne nor yet incurre the crime of vnconstancie, when hée doeth chaunge, or take away the Ceremonies according to the determinate purpose, whiche hée intended from the beginning.