A17183:1505
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.
Upon the abrogation of the law doeth Christian liberty depend and 1follow, as the effect of the abrogating of the law, which liberty doth minister us occasion to speak of offences. Now concerning Christian liberty the most holy Apostle of Christ Saint Paul hath reasoned very diligently and largely, whereby we may gather that the consideration of Christian liberty is neither of no weight nor yet of little profit. But the treatise thereof is especially necessary to us of this age, among whom there are no small number of men, which do either not understand what Christian liberty is, or else, if they know it, do folly abuse it, thereby to fulfil the lusts of the flesh. I will therefore tell you, who is the deliverer that setteth us at liberty, who they are that he setteth at liberty, and wherein and how far forth he setteth them at liberty: which things being once known, it will be an easy matter, to perceive, what Christian liberty is, what the property or disposition of those is which are so set at liberty, and how far forth they must beware from giving office to any man, and from abusing their granted liberty.
Vppon the abrogation of the lawe doeth Christian libertie depende and 1follow, as the effecte of the abrogating of the lawe, which libertie doth minister vs occasion to speake of offences. Nowe concerning Christian libertie the most holy Apostle of Christ Sainct Paule hath reasoned verie diligently and largely, whereby we may gather that the consideration of Christian libertie is neither of no weighte nor yet of little profite. But the treatise therof is especially necessarie to vs of this age, amonge whom there are no small number of men, which doe either not vnderstand what Christian libertie is, or else, if they knowe it, do foulie abuse it, thereby to fulfill the lustes of the flesh. I will therefore tell you, who is the deliuerer that setteth vs at libertie, who they are that he setteth at libertie, and wherein and howe farre forth he setteth them at libertie: whiche things being once knowen, it wilbe an easie matter, to perceiue, what Christian libertie is, what the propertie or disposition of those is which are so set at libertie, and howe farre forth they must beware from giuing office to any man, and from abusing their graunted libertie.
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