A17183:1758
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
There is now remaining the other 1effect of original sin for me to expound. It breaketh out & bringeth forth in us those works, that the scriptures call the works of the flesh, even like as when an oven set on fire doeth caste out flames and sparkles, or as a fountain that ever springeth, doeth pour out water in great abundance. There is no quietness in the nature of man: For covetousness with filthy lust ariseth in it, ambition cleaveth to it, anger invadeth it, pride puffeth it up and causeth it to swell, drunkenness delighteth it, and envy torments both thee self & others. Therefore the Lord in the Gospel saith: Out of the hart proceed evil thoughts, murders adulteries, whoredoms, thefts, false-witness bearings, & evil speakings. Again, Paul in the 5. cap. to the Galat. doth reckon up no small number of the works of the flesh: even as he doth the like also in the first and third Chapter of his Epistle to the Romans. In the fourth to the Ephesians he doeth very properly describe those works of the flesh, which spring out of the natural corruption of all them, which are not regenerate by the holy Ghost. This I say, sayeth he, and testify unto you, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in vanity of their mind: darkened in cogitation, being alienated from the life of God, by the ignorance, that is in them, by the blindness of their hearts: which being past feeling, have given themselves over unto wantonness, to work• all uncleanness with greediness.
There is nowe remayning the other 1effecte of original sinne for me to expound. It breaketh out & bringeth forth in vs those works, that the scriptures call the workes of the flesh, euen like as when an ouen set on fire doeth caste out flames and sparkles, or as a fountaine that euer springeth, doeth powre out water in great abundance. There is no quietnesse in the nature of man: For couetousnesse with filthie luste ariseth in it, ambition cleaueth to it, anger inuadeth it, pride puffeth it vpp and causeth it to swell, drunckennesse delighteth it, and enuie torments both thée selfe & others. Therefore the Lord in the Gospell sayth: Out of the hart procede euil thoughts, murthers adulteries, whoredoms, thefts, falswitnesse bearings, & euill speakinges. Againe, Paul in the 5. cap. to the Galat. doth reckon vp no smal number of the works of the flesh: euen as he doth the like also in the first and third Chapiter of his Epistle to the Romanes. In the fourth to the Ephesians he doeth very properly describe those woorkes of the flesh, which spring out of the naturall corruption of all them, whiche are not regenerate by the holy Ghost. This I say, sayeth hee, and testifie vnto you, that ye henceforth walke not as other Gentiles walke, in vanitie of their minde: darckened in cogitation, being alienated from the life of God, by the ignorance, that is in them, by the blindnesse of their hartes: which beeing past feeling, haue giuen themselues ouer vnto wantonnesse, to work all vncleannesse with greedinesse.