A17183:1797
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.
The sin against the holy ghost, is a perpetual blaspheming of the revealed 1and known trueth, to wit, when we against our conscience, falsely revolting from the known trueth, do without intermission both inveigh and rail against it. For blasphemy is the evil speech or despiteful taunts, wherewith we inveigh against, or slander any man, by casting forth wicked and detestable speeches against him, whereby his credit and estimation is either cracked, or utterly disgraced.
The sinne againste the holy ghoste, is a perpetual blaspheminge of the reuealed 1and knowen trueth, to witte, when we against our conscience, falsely reuolting from the knowen trueth, do without intermission both inueigh and rayle againste it. For blasphemy is the euill spéech or despightfull tantes, wherewith we inueighe against, or slaunder any man, by casting forth wicked and detestable speeches againste him, whereby his credite and estimation is either crackte, or vtterly disgraced.
- 1Of the sin against the •oly ghostOf the sin •gainst the •oly ghost
We d•e therefore blaspheme the magistrates, our elders, and other good men, when we do not only withdraw our obedience, and the honour due unto them, but do also with reproachful words bait them, not ceasing to call them tyrants, bloodsuckers, wicked heads and odible guides: but we do especially blaspheme God, when we detract his glory, gainsay his grace, and of set purpose do stubbornly contemn and dispraise his truth revealed unto us, and his evident works declared to all the world.