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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
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Verily, he would neither have preached nor yet commended this tradition of y• Apostles to the churches of the Gentiles, if he had not thought that it had been both wholesome and profitable for them all to embrace. But he did preach and commend it unto the churches, as is to be seen in the sixteenth of the Acts: and therefore is saint James without a cause murmured against of some, because he for bad to eat blood and strangled.
Verily, hee woulde neither haue preached nor yet commended this tredition of y• Apostles to the churches of the Gentiles, if hee had not thoughte that it had béene both hoalesome and profitable for them all to embrace. But he did preache and commende it vnto the churches, as is to be séene in the sixtéenth of the Actes: and therfore is sainct Iames without a cause murmured against of some, because hee for badd to eate bloud and strangled.
Finally, the conclusion of their Epistle is: From which if ye keep your selves, ye do well. So fare ye well.
Finally, the conclusion of their Epistle is: From which if ye keep your selues, ye do well. So fare ye well.
They praise that abstinence, and teach it as a good work, because it is also commended to us in all the Scriptures.
They praise that abstinence, and teach it as a good woorke, because it is also commended to vs in all the Scriptures.