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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.
¶ Of Christian liberty, and of offences. Of good works, and the reward thereof.
¶ Of Christian libertie, and of offences. Of good workes, and the reward thereof.
¶ The ninth Sermon.
¶ The ninthe Sermon.
I HAVE already through many sermons discoursed, long upon Gods law, now therefore because upon the consideration & handling of the law there do arise certain points not to be omitted, which do depend upon, and are annexed hand in hand unto the law, of which sort are Christian liberty, good works, the reward of good works, sin, and the reward or punishment of sin: I will speak of them in order as God shall put into my mouth: whom I shall desire you to pray unto with me, beseeching him not to suffer me to speak, in these or other points of holy doctrine, the thing that shall sound against his holy will.
I HAVE alreadie through many sermons discoursed, longe vppon Gods lawe, nowe therefore because vppon the consideration & handling of the lawe there doe arise certaine pointes not to bee omitted, which doe depend vppon, and are annexed hand in hand vnto the lawe, of which sort are Christian libertie, good woorkes, the reward of good woorkes, sinne, and the reward or punishment of sinne: I wil speake of them in order as God shall put into my mouth: whō I shall desire you to praye vnto with mée, beséeching him not to suffer me to speake, in these or other points of holy doctrine, the thing that shall sounde against his holy will.