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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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Therefore this original sin is neither a deed, nor a word, nor a thought, but a disease, a vice, a depravation, I say, of judgement and concupiscence, or a corruption of the whole man, that is, of the understanding, will, and all the power of man, out of which, at last, do flow all evil thoughts, naughty words, and wicked deeds.
Therefore this originall sinne is neither a déede, nor a woorde, nor a thought, but a disease, a vice, a deprauation, I saye, of iudgement and concupiscence, or a corruption of the whole man, that is, of the vnderstanding, will, and all the power of man, out of which, at last, doe flowe all euil thoughtes, naughtie wordes, and wicked déedes.
This sin taketh beginning at, and of Adam, and for that cause it is called the inheritablie descending 1naughtiness and corruption of our nature. Concerning the corruption and sin of Adam, out of whom we are all borne sinners, I have already sufficiently spoken, where I treated of the cause of sin, and by and by hereafter shall follow somewhat more of the same argument, so that I have no need to repeat any thing here: I will therefore now pass forth to the rest.
This sinne taketh beginning at, and of Adam, and for that cause it is called the inheritablie descendinge 1naughtinesse and corruption of oure nature. Concerning the corruption and sinne of Adam, out of whome we are all borne sinners, I haue allreadie sufficientlye spoken, where I treated of the cause of sinne, and by and by hereafter shall followe somewhat more of the same argument, so that I haue no néede to repeate any thing here: I will therfore now passe forth to the rest.
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