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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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He was moreover, in great estimation with Darius Medus, the Son of Astyages or Assuerus, and also with Cyrus that most excellent King. And here it liketh me well to speak somewhat of that divine foreknowledge in our Prophets, and most assured foreshowing of things which were to come after many years passed. And now to say nothing of others, did not Isaiah most truly foretell those things which were afterward fulfilled by the Jews in our Lord Christ? Not in vain did he seem to them of old time, to be rather an Evangelist, then a Prophet foretelling things to come. He did openly tell the name of king Cyrus one hundred and threescore years at the least, before that Cyrus was borne. Daniel also, was called of them in the old time by the name of one which 1knew much. For, he did foretell those things which are, and have been done in all the kingdoms of the world almost, and among the people of God, from his own time until the time of Christ, and further until the last day of Judgement so plainly, that he may seem to have compiled an history of those things, which then were already gone and past. Al these things I say, do very evidently prove, that the Doctrine, and writings of the Prophets are the very word of God: with which name and title, they are set foo•the in sundry places of the Scriptures. Verily, Peter the Apostle saith, The prophecy came not in old 2time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by ⟨p. 11⟩the holy Ghost.3
He was moreouer, in great estimation with Darius Medus, the Sonne of Astyages or Assuerus, and also with Cyrus that moste excellent King. And here it lyketh me well to speake somewhat of that diuine foreknowledge in our Prophets, and moste assured foreshewing of things which were to come after many yeares passed. And now to say nothing of others, did not Esaias most truly foretell those things which were afterward fulfilled by ye Iewes in our Lord Christ? Not in vaine did he séeme to them of olde time, to be rather an Euangelist, then a Prophete foretelling thinges to come. He did openly tel the name of king Cyrus one hundred and thréescore yeares at the least, before that Cyrus was borne. Daniel also, was called of them in the olde time by the name of one whiche