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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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As though the Scripture should have said: by this benefit of delivering him from evil, did God harden the heart of Pharaoh, while he abused the goodness of God, and supposed that all things would be afterwards out of peril and danger, because God had taken away the present punishment, and did begin to do him good. And yet I confess that God before he had benefited, or laid any punishments upon Egypt, did immediately upon the calling of Moses, say: I know that the king of Egypt will not let you depart. And again: See that thou do all these signs and wonders which I have put in thy hand before Pharaoh: but I will harden Pharaoh's heart, that he shall not let the people go. But these sayings do not tend hereunto, that we should make God the author of all Pharaoh's falsehood, rebellion, and stubborn dealing against the Lord: but rather they were spoken to the comfort and confirmation of Moses, who is therefore so premonished, that when he dealeth earnestly with the king, and yet cannot obtain his suite, he should notwithstanding know that he had Gods business in hand, and that God by his long sufferance is the cause of that delay, when as notwithstanding at the last he would temper all things to his own honour and glory.
As though the Scripture shoulde haue saide: by this benefite of deliuering him from euil, did God harden ye heart of Pharao, while hee abused the goodnesse of God, and supposed that al thinges would be afterwardes out of peril and daunger, because God had taken away the present punishment, and did beginne to doe him good. And yet I confesse that God before he had benefited, or layde any punishments vppon Aegypt, did immediately vppon ye calling of Moses, saye: I knowe that the king of Aegypt will not let you departe. And againe: See that thou do all these signes and wonders which I haue put in thy hande before Pharao: but I will harden Pharaos heart, that he shall not let the people goe. But these sayings doe not tende hereunto, that we should make God the author of all Pharaos falshood, rebellion, and stubborn dealing against the Lorde: but rather they were spoken to the comfort and confirmation of Moses, who is therefore so premonished, that when he dealeth earnestly with the king, and yet cannot obteine his suite, hee shoulde notwithstanding knowe that he had Gods businesse in hande, and that God by his long sufferance is the cause of that delaye, when as notwithstandinge at the laste hee woulde temper all things to his owne honour and glorie.