A17183:1589
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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In like manner, we are freely justified by the merciful grace of God, for Christ his sake our Lord•, and Saviour, not in respect and consideration of the works of Grac•• that are found in us: although […] ⟨p. 460⟩works are engendered and brought forth by that free grace.
In like manner, wee are freely iustified by the mercifull grace of God, for Christe his sake our Lord•, and Sauioure, not in respect and consideration of the works of Grac•• that are found in vs: although 〈…〉 ⟨p. 460⟩woorkes are ingendred and brought forth by that frée grace.
And so we must attribute all glory wholly to the grace of God, and not part stakes with him, and take to our own share any part of his glory.
And so we must attribute all glorie wholy to the grace of God, and not parte stakes with him, and take to our owne share any parte of his glorie.
These wranglers have yet another shift, and say: although we say that eternal life is given by God to all faithful believers, not for faith only in Christ Jesus, but also for the works of faith, all the glory nevertheless shall redound to God, namely since we acknowledge and confess that those works are wrought in us by the power and grace of God. To this our answer is, that glory must so be given to God, as he doth please to have it given him. If the will, purpose and counsel of God were to receive us into his friendship for the works sake, which his spirit and grace doeth bring forth in us, then should he unadvisedly without discretion have sent his only begotten son into the world, and rashly have appointed him to the terrible pangs of bitter death.