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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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This rule must always be kept & observed. Saint Peter doth simply command and say: Submit your selves to all manner ordinance of man for the Lords sake: whether it be unto the king, as having the preeminence, or unto rulers, as unto them that are sent of him for the punishment of evil doers, but for the laud of them do well. And yet the same Apostle affirmeth that we ought rather to obey God than men, so often as men do publish laws against true religion, justice and equity, concerning which I spake in the exposition of the common place of the magistrate. And so, thus much I thought good to say touching the abrogation of the Judicial laws.
This rule must alwayes be kept & obserued. Sainct Peter doth simply commaunde and saye: Submitt your selues to all manner ordinaunce of man for the Lordes sake: whether it be vnto the king, as hauing the preeminence, or vnto rulers, as vnto them that are sent of him for the punishement of euil doers, but for the laude of them do well. And yet the same Apostle affirmeth that we ought rather to obey God than men, so often as men do publish lawes against true religion, iustice and equitie, concerning which I spake in the exposition of the commō place of the magistrate. And so, thus much I thought good to saye touching the abrogatiō of the Iudiciall lawes.
Now if every one of you do throughly ponder with him self the things y• I have hitherto said touching the 1law of God, the parts of the law, the use or effect, the fulfilling and abrogating of the same, it will be a thing of no difficulty to determine what every one ought to think concerning that point or title of this treatise, whereof I promised in the beginning of this sermon that I would speak somewhat toward the end, to wit, that the testament of the old and new church is all one, and that there is but one way of true salvation to all, that either are, or have been saved in this world: and also wherein the new testament doth differ from the old. For since I have already showed that all the points of the law have a respect and a kind of Relation unto Christ, and that he was in the law preached to the fathers to be the only Saviour in whom alone they were to be saved, who is it, which cannot perceive, that they had none other, but the very same manner and way to be saved which we at this day do enjoy by Christ Jesus? And yet that this may appear more evident, I will not stick to bestow some pains to make this matter more manifest unto you with as plain a demonstration as possible may be, although a plainer cannot likely be, than that which I have already showed you.