A17183:1561
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.
In the Gospel after Saint John, our Saviour saith: He that worketh verity cometh to the light, that his works may be seen, because they are wrought by God. And again: Whosoever abideth in me, and I in him, he bringeth forth much fruit. For without me ye can do nothing. Paul also to the Philippians, saith: To you it is given for Christ, not only to believe in him but also to suffer for him.
In the Gospell after Sainct Iohn, our Sauiour saith: He that worketh veritie commeth to the light, that his workes may be seene, because they are wrought by God. And againe: Whosoeuer abideth in mee, and I in him, he bringeth foorth much fruite. For without mee ye can do nothing. Paule also to the Philippians, saith: To you it is giuen for Christe, not onely to beleeue in him but also to suffer for him.
And yet again more plainly: It is God that worketh in you both to will, and to do according to the good purpose of the mind. Likewise also Saint James saith: Every good giving, and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh from the father of lights.
And yet againe more plainly: It is God that woorketh in you both to will, and to doe accordinge to the good purpose of the minde. Likewise also Sainct Iames saith: Euerie good giuing, and euerie perfecte gifte is from aboue, and commeth from the father of lightes.
Moreover, Saint Peter ascribing all the parts of good works so God, death say: The God of all grace, who hath called you to his eternal glory through Christ Jesus, restore, uphold, strengthen, and stablish you. For we are not able, as Paul in an other place saith: Of our selves to think any thing, as of our selves, but all our ability is of God. Therefore God alone remaineth still the only wellspring of all good works, from whom as from a spring head good works do flow into the Saints as into sundry streams and channels.