A17183:1680
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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Touching this similitude or likeness to God I shall take occasion upon the words of Paul to speak hereafter. So then he was endued with a very divine, a pure, & sharp understanding. His will was free without constraint, and absolutely holy. He had power to do either good or evil. Moreover, God gave him a law which might instruct him what to do, and what to leave undone. For God in saying: Thou shalt not eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, did simply require at his hands faith, and obedience, and that he should wholly depend upon God: all which he had to do not by compulsion or necessity, but of his own accord and free good will.
Touching this similitude or likenesse to God I shall take occasion vppon the woordes of Paule to speake hereafter. So then hee was indued with a verie diuine, a pure, & sharpe vnderstanding. His will was free without constraint, and absolutelye holie. Hee had power to doe either good or euill. Moreouer, God gaue him a lawe which might instruct him what to doe, and what to leaue vndone. For God in saying: Thou shalt not eate of the fruite of the tree of knowledge of good and euil, did simply require at his handes faith, and obedience, and that hee shoulde wholie depende vppon God: all which hee had to doe not by compulsion or necessitie, but of his owne accorde and free good will.
For very truly and holily writ the wise man in the fifteenth of Ecclesiasticus, saying: God made man in the beginning, and l•ft him in the hand of his counsel. He gave him his commandments and precepts, if thou wilt, thou shalt keep my commandments, and they shall preserve thee.
For verie truely and holily writ the wise man in the fiftéenth of Ecclesiasticus, saying: God made man in the beginninge, and l•ft him in the hande of his counsell. He gaue him his commaundementes and preceptes, if thou wilt, thou shalt kepe my commaundementes, and they shall preserue thee.