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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.
That all one and the same spirit did govern our forefathers and the 1people of the new covenant, who can doubt, considering that the spirit of God is one alone, and that Saint Peter doth in express words testify that the spirit of Christ was in the Prophets? And Saint Paul also saith: Since we have the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written, I believed and therefore I spake, and we believe, and therefore do we speak. Therefore although the same apostle doth in another place say: that the faithful have not received again the spirit of bondage unto fear, but the spirit of adoption whereby they cry Abba father. Yet doth he not deny, but that the faithful fathers had the same spirit that we have. For even they also cried to God as to their father, although they obtained it not by the law (which terrifieth) but by the grace of the Messiah. Again the same Apostle saith: Whosoever are led by the spirit of God they are the sons of God. Which sentence we may thus convert & say, that the sons of God are led by the spirit of God.
That all one and the same spirite did gouerne our forefathers and the 1people of the newe couenaunt, who can doubt, considering that the spirit of God is one alone, and that Sainct Peter doth in expresse wordes testifie that the spirite of Christe was in the Prophets? And Sainct Paule also saith: Since we haue the same spirite of faith, according to that which is written, I beleeued and therefore I spake, and we beleeue, and therefore do we speake. Therefore although the same apostle doth in another place saye: that the faithfull haue not receiued againe the spirite of bondage vnto feare, but the spirite of adoptiō whereby they crie Abba father. Yet doth he not denie, but that the faithful fathers had the same spirite that wée haue. For euen they also cried to God as to their father, although they obteined it not by the lawe (which terrifieth) but by the grace of the Messiah. Againe the same Apostle saith: Whosoeuer are led by the spirite of God they are the sonnes of God. Which sentence we may thus conuert & say, that the sonnes of God are led by the spirite of God.
- 1The Fathers and we have all one spirit.The Fathers and we haue al one spirit.