A17183:1563
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
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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.1
Moreouer, Sainct Peter ascribing all the partes of good woorkes so God, deeth saye: The God of all grace, who hath called you to his eternall glorie through Christe Iesus, restore, vpholde, strengthen, and stablishe you. For wée are not able, as Paule in an other place saith: Of our selues to thinke any thinge, as of our selues, but all our abilitie is of God. Therefore God alone remayneth still the onely welspring of all good workes, from whome as from a spring head good works do flowe into the Sainctes as into sundry streames and chanels.1
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Yet here by the way this must be added that good works although they do in deed proceed from God, and are in very true and proper phrase of speech the fruits of the spirit and of faith, both are notwithstanding, and are also said to be ours, that is to say, the works of faithful men, partly because God worketh them by us, and useth our ministry in the doing of the same, and partly because we are by faith the sons of God, and are therefore made the brethren and joint-heirs with Jesus Christ.
Yet here by the waye this muste be added that good woorkes although they doe in deede procéede from God, and are in verie true and proper phrase of spéeche the fruites of the spirite and of faith, both are notwithstanding, and are also sayde to bee ours, that is to saye, the woorkes of faithfull men, partely because God worketh them by vs, and vseth our ministerie in the dooing of the same, and partely because wee are by faith the sonnes of God, and are therefore made the brethren and ioyntheires wt Iesus Christ.