A17183:1602
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.
And therefore it may be sometime in an unjust man and an hypocrite, as it was in Judas Iscariot, to whom the faith of miracles profited nothing, because he was without the justifying faith, which faith is never without (but of it self engendereth) charity.
And therefore it may be sometime in an vniust man and an hypocrite, as it was in Iudas Iscariot, to whom the faithe of miracles profited nothing, because hee was without the iustifying faith, which faith is neuer without (but of it selfe ingendreth) charitie.
Again, whereas they object that saying out of the Gospel of Saint John: Whosoever knoweth my commandments and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and my father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our abiding in him. Therefore for the observation of the commandments, that is, for our works sake, G•d is joined to us: we again allege this saying of the same Evangelist and Apostle John: By this we know that we abide in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his spirit. But that spirit of God is a free gift. Therefore we are joined to God by mere and free grace.
Againe, whereas they obiect that saying out of the Gospell of Saincte Iohn: Whosoeuer knoweth my commaundementes and keepeth them, he it is that loueth mee: and my father will loue him, and we wil come to him, and make our abidinge in him. Therefore for the obseruation of the commaundements, that is, for our woorkes sake, G•d is ioyned to vs: we againe alledge this saying of the same Euangeliste and Apostle Iohn: By this wee knowe that weabide in him, and he in vs, because he hath giuen vs of his spirite. But that spirit of God is a free gifte. Therfore wee are ioyned to God by meere and frée grace.