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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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And all these servants of god, as it were the elect vessels of God, having 1with sincere harts, received the revelation of God, from God him self, first of all, in a lively expressed voice delivered to the world the Oracles, and word of God which they before had learned, and afterward, when the world drew more to an end, some of them did put them in writing for a memorial to the posterity: And it is good to know how & by whom all this was done. For by this narration, the true cause, certainty and dignity of the word of God doth plainly appear.
And al these seruants of god, as it were the elect vessels of God, hauing 1with sincere harts, receiued the reuelation of God, from God him selfe, first of all, in a liuely expressed voyce deliuered to the worlde the Oracles, and worde of God whiche they before had learned, and afterward, when the world drewe more to an ende, some of them did put them in writing for a memoriall to the posteritie: And it is good to know how & by whom all this was done. For by this narration, the true cause, certaintie and dignitie of the word of God doth plainly appeare.
- 1The word of God revealed to the world by men.The word of God reuealed to the worlde by men.
There are not extant to be seen the writings of any man from the beginning of the world, until the time of Moses, which are come to our knowledge: although it be likely that that same ancient and first world was not altogether without all writings. For by S. Jude the Apostle and brother of S. James, is cited the written prophecy of our holy father Enoch, which is read to have ben the seventh from our father Adam. Furthermore, the writing or history of Job, seemeth to have been set forth a great while before. But how soever it is, all the Saints in the Church of God, give to Moses the faithful servant of God, the first place among the holy writers.