A17183:1441
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
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Moreover, he is the drink offering of the church, which with his blood doth quench the thirst of the faithful unto life everlasting. He is the purging and daily sacrifice of the church: because he is the lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the world. His death and passion cleanseth all men from their sins, their errors, and iniquities. Finally, he is y• churches sacrifice of thanksgiving: because by Christ we offer praise to god, and by Christ we render thanks unto the Lord. To conclude, the only supper of the Lord, which we call the Eucharist, containeth in it all the kinds of ancient sacrifices, which 1are in effect but of two sorts, to wite, of purging, and of atonement, as those which were offered for sin: or else of thanksgiving, as those which rendered thanks and offered praise unto the Lord. Now the supper is a testimony, a sacrament, and a remembrance of the body of Christ, which was given for us, and of his blood that was shed for the remission of our sins. For the body & blood of our Lord, which were but once offered upon the cross, and neither can nor ought to be offered any more of men, are not sacrificed a fresh in the celebration of the supper: but in the celebrating of it, there is reiterated a remembrance of the thing, I mean, of the oblation, which was but once made, and in once offering was sufficient. Again in the supper we render thanks to God for our redemption, for which also the universal church doth offer praise unto his name. Wherefore, the supper of the Lord doth comprehend the whole substance and matter, which was prefigured in those ancient sacrifices: so that in y• point the church is not destitute of any good or necessary thing, although it doth no longer retain those sacrifices of the elder church. Yea, they ought not any longer to be solemnized in the church, because (when they were nothing else, but the figures, types, and sacraments of Christ to come) the church doeth now believe, and that rightly too, y• Christ is already come, and that he hath fulfilled and accomplished all things, as we read that he him self did testify when on the cross he cried, saying: It is finished.
Moreouer, he is the drink offering of the churche, which with his bloud doth quench the thirste of the faithfull vnto life euerlasting. He is the purging and daily sacrifice of the church: because he is the lambe of God that taketh away the sinnes of the worlde. His death and passion cleanseth all men from their sinnes, their errours, and iniquities. Finally, he is y churches sacrifice of thankesgiuinge: because by Christ we offer praise to god, and by Christe we render thanks vnto the Lorde. To conclude, the onely supper of the Lorde, which wee call ye Eucharist, conteineth in it all the kindes of auncient sacrifices, which