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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.
Now to this I will add such testimonies of Scripture as shall both 1better confirm, and more plainly declare my exposition. And first of all, I will allege those testimonies which are to be found in the books of the holy Evangelists, and then those that are extant in the writings of the Apostles.
Nowe to this I will add such testimonies of Scripture as shall both 1better confirme, and more plainely declare my exposition. And first of all, I will alledge those testimonies which are to be found in the bookes of the holie Euangelistes, and then those that are extant in the writinges of the Apostles.
- 1Testimonies to prove christian liberty by.Testimonies to proue christian libertie by.
Zechariah the priest & father of John ⟨p. 444⟩Baptiste in his hymn of thanksgiving, Luke. 1, doeth declare the trueth and goodness of God, in performing that to us, which he promised to our forefathers, to wit, That we being delivered out of the hands of our enemies might serve him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life. In this testimony of his, we have the true liberty, that freedom, I mean, wherein we being by the Lord delivered from all our enemies, both visible and invisible, should no longer serve them with fear, but serve our GOD in joy and gladness. There is added also the manner and order how to serve him, In holiness and righteousness. Holiness doeth cut off and caste away all uncleanness and incontinence. Righteousness giveth to every man that which is his due, to wit, the things which we of duty do owe to every man, and doeth contain in it both freedom and benevolence. And in this kind of service do they, which are made free, serve the Lord their God, not for a day or two, or a certain few years, but all the days of their life. Therefore, true Christian liberty is the perpetual service, which we owe and do to God.