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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
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.
Moses therefore, contained in the 1five books called the five books of Moses, an history from the beginning of the world, even unto his own death, by the space of. 2488. years. In which he declared most largely, the Revelation of the word of God made unto men, & whatsoever the word of God doth contain and teach. In which, as we have the manifold Oracles of God him self, so have we the most lightsome testimonies, sentences, examples, & decrees, of the most excellent, ancient, holy, wise, & greatest men of all the world, touching all things, which seem to appertain to true godliness, & the way how to live well & holily. These books therefore, found a ready prepared entrance of belief among all the posterity, as books which are authentical, and which of them selves have authority sufficient, and which without gainsaying, ought to be believed of all the world. Yea, and that more is, our Lord Jesus Christ the only begotten son of God, doth refer the faithful to the reading of Moses, yea, and that in deed in the chiefest points of our salvation: The places are to be seen John. 5. Luke. 16. In the. 5. of Matthew he saith, Do not think that I am come to destroy the law and the prophets, for I am not come to destroy them, but to fulfil them. For, verily I say unto you, though heaven and earth do pass, one jot or title of the law shall not pass till all be fulfilled. Who so ever therefore, shall undo one of the least of these commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven. There have verily some been found, that have spoken against Moses the servant of God But God hath imputed that gainsaying, as done against his divine Majesty, and punished it most sharply. The proofs hereof are to be seen in Exodus. 16. and Numerie the. 12. And first of the people murmuring against Moses: then of Mary Moses sister, speaking against her brother. But to the people it was said, Not against the Ministers, but against the Lord are your complaints. As for Mary, she was horribly strucken with a Leprosy. Theotectus was strucken blind: & Theopompus fell to be mad, because he had unreverently touched the word of God.
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