A17183:1497
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.
Of old, the worthy men and Prophets were not so many but that they might be numbered: because the land of promise in a manner alone did breed such good and holy men. But who is at this day able to reckon all yt kings, Princes, noble men, Prophets, Bishops, doctors, Martyrs, & excellent persons of every sex, estate, and age, which have been, and are, at this day bred, not only in Jury, but also in Arabia, ⟨p. 439⟩Idumea, Phoenicia, Mesopotamia, Persia, Asia, Egypt, Africa, Greece, Italy, the East, the South, the West, and the North? Free remission of sins is preached to all countries and kingdoms. All the faithful in every nation under heaven are, through Christ, received into the grace and favour of God the father. All have received in great abundance the gift of the holy Ghost. All have prophesied. All have known the Lord. Finally, the law maketh no man perfect. The Gospel simply maketh perfect, and doth directly without any stop, lead us to Christ, and causeth us to rest and to content our selves in him alone.
Of old, the worthie men and Prophets were not so many but that they might bée numbred: because the land of promise in a maner alone did bréed such good and holy men. But who is at this day able to reckon all yt kings, Princes, noble men, Prophets, Bishops, doctours, Martyrs, & excellent persons of euery sexe, estate, and age, whiche haue beene, and are, at this day bred, not onely in Iurie, but also in Arabia, ⟨p. 439⟩Idumea, Phenicia, Mesopotamia, Persia, Asia, Aegypt, Africa, Gréece, Italie, the Easte, the South, the Weste, and the North? Frée remission of sinnes is preached to all countries and kingdomes. All the faithfull in euerie nation vnder heauen are, throughe Christ, receiued into the grace and fauour of God the father. All haue receiued in great abundaunce the gift of the holy Ghoste. All haue prophecied. All haue knowen the Lord. Finallie, the lawe maketh no man perfecte. The Gospell simplie maketh perfect, and doth directly without any stopp, lead vs to Christe, and causeth vs to rest and to content oure selues in him alone.