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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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And Sainct Augustine, De libero arbitrio. Lib. 3. Cap. 4. saith: As thou by thy memory doest not compel those things to be done that are gone and past, so God by his foreknowledge doth not compel those things to be done which are to come. And as thou rememberest some things that thou hast done, and yet hast not done all things which thou rememberest; so God foreknoweth all things ⟨p. 491⟩which he doth: and yet doeth not all which he foreknoweth. But God is a just revenger of that, whereof he is no evil author. And so forth.
And Sainct Augustine, De libero arbitrio. Lib. 3. Cap. 4. saith: As thou by thy memorie doest not compell those things to be done that are gone and past, so God by his foreknowledge doth not compell those things to be done which are to come. And as thou remembrest some thinges that thou hast done, and yet hast not done all thinges which thou remembrest; so God foreknoweth al things ⟨p. 491⟩which he doth: and yet doeth not all which he foreknoweth. But God is a iust reuenger of that, whereof he is no euil author. And so forth.
Like unto this is an other objection, which they make, that say: God 1did before all beginnings determine with him self to deliver mankind from bondage: therefore it could not otherwise be, but that we should first be entangled in bondage: therefore it behoved us to be drowned in sin, that by that means the glory of God might shine more clearly as the Apostle said: Where sin was plenteous, there was Grace more plenteous.
Like vnto this is an other obiection, which they make, that saye: God 1did before all beginninges determine with him selfe to deliuer mankinde from bondage: therefore it could not otherwise be, but that we should firste be intangled in bondage: therefore it behoued vs to be drowned in sinne, that by that meanes the glorie of God might shine more clearely as the Apostle said: Where sinne was plentious, there was Grace more plentious.