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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.
O all ye that thirst come to the waters, and ye that have no money draw nigh. Why spend ye your money upon a thing of naught? &c. Isaiah 55. and John 4. 7. Now all the while that the world was set thus on madding, the righteous Lord was not a sleep, nor yet did dissemble how much they displeased him with that devilish invention. For the very same year he stirred up Othman the Patriarch and first founder of the Turkish empire, by whose means he did notably scourge the church of Rome, and the corrupt manners that were crept into Christendom. A few years after, succeeded Clement the sixth, Paul the second, and Sixtus the fourth, as wicked men as he, as is to be found in the histories of their lives, who changed the year of Jubilee from every hundred to every fiftieth year, and so at last to every five and twentieth year, that so they might suck the more advantage out of mens foolishness. But now to the matter again.
O all ye that thirste come to the waters, and ye that haue no money drawe nigh. Why spend ye your money vpon a thing of naught? &c. Esaie 55. and Iohn 4. 7. Now all the while that the world was sett thus on madding, the righteous Lord was not a sléepe, nor yet did dissemble howe much they displeased him with that diuelishe inuention. For the verye same yeare he stirred vpp Otthoman the Patriarche and first founder of the Turkish empire, by whose meanes he did notably scourge the churche of Rome, and the corrupt manners that were crept into Christendom. A fewe yeares after, succéeded Clement the sixte, Paule the seconde, and Sixtus ye fourth, as wicked men as he, as is to be found in the histories of their liues, who chaunged the yere of Iubilie frō euery hundreth to euery fiftieth yere, and so at last to euery fiue and twentieth yere, that so they might suck the more aduauntage out of mennes foolishnesse. But nowe to the matter againe.