A17183:1484
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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Moreover our forefathers did not 1pray to any other, but God alone, the only creator of all things, and did believe verily that he would be merciful unto mankind for the blessed seeds sake. And although they did not so usually call upon God, as we at this day do, thorough the mediator and intercessor Christ Jesus, even as the Lord in the Gospel did himself testify and say, Hitherto have ye not asked any thing in my name: ask and ye shall receive, yet were they not utterly ignorant of the mediator, for whose sake they were heard of the Lord. Daniel in the ninth Chapter of his Prophecy maketh his prayer, and desireth to be heard of God for the Lords sake, that is, for the promised Christ his sake.
Moreouer oure forefathers did not 1pray to any other, but God alone, the onely creatour of all thinges, and did b•leeue verilie that hée would be mercifull vnto mankinde for the blessed séedes sake. And although they did not so vsuallie call vppon God, as wée at this day doe, thorough the mediatour and intercessour Christe Iesus, euen as the Lord in the Gospel did himselfe testifie and say, Hetherto haue ye not asked any thinge in my name: aske and ye shall receiue, yet were they not vtterly ignoraunt of the mediatour, for whose sake they were heard of the Lord. Daniel in the ninthe Chapiter of his Prophecie maketh his prayer, and desireth to be heard of God for the Lords sake, that is, for the promised Christ his sake.
- 1The Fathers and we have all one man •er of invocation.The Fathers and we haue al one mā •er of inu•cation.
Finally so often as the holy Saints did in their prayers say, Remember, Lord, thy servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, they did not look back to the persons or souls of the deceased Patriarchs, but to the promise that was made to the Patriarchs: Now since that promise is, In thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed: and since Paul doeth testify that Christ is that blessed seed: it followeth consequently that the holy fathers in their prayers had an eye to the blessed seed, and that they did desire God to hear them for Christ his sake. For in one place also the Lord promiseth deliverance to king Hezekiah, saying: I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant Davids sake. But in the 7. and 28. Chapter of Isaiah's Prophecy it is manifest that the city was spared for Christ his sake the son of the Virgin, which is the foundation placed in Zion, whom Ezekiel in the 34. Chapter calleth by the name of David, and the Gospel calleth Davids son,