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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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After the deluge, God gave to the world again excellent men, and very great lights. The names of them are, Noah, Shem, Arphaxad, Sale, Heber, Palec, Reu, Saruch, Nachor, Tha•e, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Here have we. 13. most excellent Patriarchs, among whom the first two, Noah and Shem are the chief, next to 1whom Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, were more notable then the rest. Noah lived. 950. years in all. He was. 600 years old, when the flood drowned the world. He therefore saw and heard all the holy fathers of the first world before the deluge, three only excepted, Adam, Seth and Enos. And also he lived many years together with the other, which had both seen and heard them, so that he could be ignorant in no point of those things which Adam had taught. Noah dyeth (which is marvel to be told, and yet very true) in the. 59. year of Abraham's age. Shem the son of Noah, lived 2many years with his father. For he lived in all. 600. years. He was borne to Noah about. 96. years before the deluge. He saw and heard therefore, not only his father Noah, and his grandfather Lam•ch, but also his great grand sire Methusalem, with whom he lived those. 96. years before the deluge. Of him he might be informed of all those things which Methusalem had heard and learned of Adam, and the other Patriarchs. Shem dieth after the death of Abraham, in the. 52. year of Jacob, which was. 37. years after the death of Abraham, in the. 112. year of Isaac his age: So that Jacob the Patriarch might very well learn all the true divinity of Shem him self, even as he had heard it of Methusalem, who was the third witness and teacher from Adam. Furthermore, Jacob the Patriarch, delivered to his 3children that which he received of God, to teach to his posterity. In Mesopotamia there is borne to Jacob his son Levi, and to him again is born Kahad, which both saw and heard Jacob. For Kahad lived no small number of years with his grandfather Jacob. For he is rehearsed in the roll of them, which went with Jacob down into Egypt: but Jacob lived. 17. years with his children in Egypt.
After the deluge, God gaue to the world againe excellent men, and very great lightes. The names of them are, Noe, Sem, Arphaxad, Sale, Heber, Palec, Reu, Saruch, Nachor, Thae, Abraham, Isaac, and Iacob. Here haue we. 13. most excellent Patriarches, among whom the first two, Noe and Sem are the chiefe, nexte to