A17183:1476
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.
But now the righteousness of God is without the law made manifest, witnessed by the law and the prophets. Therefore if it be now at this time made manifest, then must it needs be that it was before, although as then it were hidden. The hiding whereof was prefigured by the va•le of the temple, which when Christ died was rent in pieces for a signification that it was then revealed. And therefore this grace of the only mediator of God and man, the man Christ Jesus, was then in the people of God, but it was hidden in them as it were rain in a fleece, which God doth separate unto his inheritance, not of duty, but of his own voluntary will: but now that fleece being as it were wrung out, that is, the Jewish people being reprobated, it is openly seen in all nations, as it were upon the bare ground in an open place. Thus much out of Augustine.1
But nowe the righteousnesse of God is without the lawe made manifest, witnessed by the lawe and the prophets. Therefore if it be nowe at this time made manifest, then must it needes bee that it was beefore, although as then it were hidden. The hyding whereof was prefigured by the va•le of the temple, which when Christe died was rent in pieces for a signification that it was then reuealed. And therefore this grace of the onely mediatour of God and man, the man Christ Iesus, was then in the people of God, but it was hidden in thē as it were rayne in a sliece, which God doth separate vnto his inheritaunce, not of duetie, but of his owne voluntarie will: but nowe that sliece being as it were wroung out, that is, the Iewish people beeing reprobated, it is openly seene in all nations, as it were vppon the bare grounde in an open place. Thus much out of Augustine.1
- 1The Fathers had the same hope and inheritance that we •ave.The Fathers had the same hope and •nheritāce that we •aue.