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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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Furthermore, that which doeth immediately follow in John, maketh manifest that which went before: He that is begotten of God, saith he, keepeth him self, that is, he standeth steadfastly in the known trueth, and taketh heed to him self, that that evil touch him not, that is, that he entrap him not, stir him up against God, nor retain him in rebellion. Thus much have I hitherto said touching the sin against the holy Ghost, which Augustine did in 1one place call final impenitency, which doth follow upon Apostasy, blasphemy, and contempt of the holy Ghost, or of the word of trueth revealed by the holy Ghost.
Furthermore, that which doeth immediately followe in Iohn, maketh manifest that which went before: He that is begotten of God, saith he, kepeth him selfe, that is, hee standeth stedfastly in the knowen trueth, and taketh heede to him selfe, that that euil touch him not, that is, that he intrap him not, stirre him vp against God, nor reteine him in rebellion. Thus much haue I hitherto saide touching the sinne against ye holie Ghoste, which Augustine did in 1one place call finall impenitencie, which doth followe vppon Apostacie, blasphemie, and contempt of the holie Ghost, or of the word of trueth reuealed by the holie Ghost.
- 1Or endler unrepentance.Or endler vnrepentance.
And although I have already in the handling of Original sin and 1sin against the holy Ghost, partly touched the effects of sin, yet to conclude this treatise withal I will briefly show you somewhat touching the just and assured punishment that shall be laid upon sinners. For, in the definition of sin I said, that sin brought upon us the wrath of GOD, with death and sundry punishments. Of which in this place I mean to speak. It is as manifest, as what is most manifest, by the scriptures, that God doeth punish the sins of men. yea, that he punisheth sinners for their sins. For many places in the scriptures declare that God is angry and grievously offended at the sins of