A17183:1445
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.
Immediately in the beginning after 1their accustomed manner of subscribing and inscribing their Epistle, they do out of hand fall too and touch 2the false apostles, with whom Paul and Barnabas were in controversy, and do declare what kind of doctrine, that of the false prophets was, which they had till then preached unto y• churches, as the catholic, true, and apostolic doctrine, to wite, that they which will be saved, must be circumcised and keep the law of Moses.
Immediately in the beginning after 1their accustomed manner of subscribing and inscribing their Epistle, they do out of hand fall too and touche 2the false apostles, with whom Paule and Barnabas were in controuersie, and do declare what kind of doctrine, that of the false prophets was, which they had til then preached vnto y• churches, as the catholique, true, and apostolique doctrine, to wite, that they which wilbe saued, must bee circumcised and keepe the lawe of Moses.
- 1The false Apostles doctrine.
- 2They subscribe their own names, and inscribe the names of them to whom the the Epistle is sent.They subscribe their owne names, and inscribe the names of them to whom the the Epistle is sent.
For they thought not that faith in Christ without the help of the law was sufficient enough to full and absolute justification. They made their boasts that they were sent from Jerusalem by the Apostles and disciples of the Lord, who did all with one consent teach the same doctrine, that they did preach, and they said that Paul with his companion Barnabas alone did schismatic-like sow in the churches a certain doctrine peculiar to him self, touching faith which justifieth without the works of the law. Wherefore the Apostles straight ways after the beginning of their Epistle do declare what they think of such false teachers and their unwarranted doctrine: We confess, say they, that those false teachers went from hence out of Jerusalem, but we deny that they were either sent or instructed by us. For we gave no commandment to any such. And so they do testify, y it is utterly false, which those fellows taught, to wite, that the Apostles and Disciples of the Lord did preach: That the law is requisite to full justification. Yea, they do yet go on, more plainly to declare what the doctrine of those false Apostles was, They trouble you, say they, with words, and cumber your minds, commanding you to be circumcised, & to keep the law. The sum therefore of their doctrine was, y unless a man were circumcised & did keep the law, he could not be saved. Whereby they did ascribe salvation to y keeping of the law, or to the merit of their works. Unto this doctrine the Apostles do attribute two perilous effects. The first is: They trouble you with words. They be words say they, which do rather amaze, then appease, comfort or pacify your minds, yea, they do trouble you so, that ye can