A17183:1693
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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If he be a just man, he putteth them into thy hand, not to abuse, but to use as equity and right requireth. Wherefore, if thou abusest them, the fault is imputed to thee self, and not to him that gave thee them.
If hee bee a iust man, hee putteth them into thy hande, not to abuse, but to vse as equitie and right requireth. Wherefore, if thou abusest them, the faulte is imputed to thee selfe, and not to him that gaue thée them.
Now, since God, which gave Adam that will and power, is of him self most absolutely just, it followeth consequently, that he gave them to Adam not to do evil but good: why then is the most just God blamed in such a case, as sinful man is without all blame in? We do therefore conclude, because affection in Adam being moved by sense, and egged on by the serpent did persuade him to eat of the forbidden fruit, when nevertheless his understanding did yet hold the word of God, which forbade him to eat, and that his will was at free choice and liberty to incline to whether part it pleased him, he did notwithstanding will and choose that which God had forbidden him, (we do therefore, I say, conclude) that sin is properly to be imputed to man, which willingly transgressed, and not to God, which charged him, that he should not sin.
Nowe, since God, which gaue Adam that will and power, is of him selfe moste absolutely iust, it followeth consequently, that hee gaue them to Adam not to doe euil but good: why then is the moste iuste God blamed in such a case, as sinfull man is without all blame in? Wee do therfore conclude, because affection in Adam beeing moued by sense, and egged on by the serpent did persuade him to eate of the forbidden fruite, when neuerthelesse his vnderstanding did yet holde the worde of God, which forbadde him to eate, and that his will was at free choyce and libertie to incline to whether parte it pleased him, he did notwithstanding will and choose that which God had forbidden him, (wee do therefore, I saye, conclude) that sinne is properly to be imputed to man, which willingly transgressed, and not to God, which charged him, that hee shoulde not sinne.