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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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But now, the matter it self and place require that I gather also and 1plainly reckon up those books, wherein is contained the very word of God, first of all declared of the Fathers, of Christ himself, and the Apostles byword of mouth, & after that also written into Books by the Prophets and Apostles. And in the first place verily are set the five books of Moses. Then follow the books of Joshua, of Judges, of Ruth, two books of Samuel, two of Kings, two of Chronicles, of Esdras, Nehemiah, and Esther one a piece. After these come Job, David or the book of Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Cantica. With them are numbered the four greater Prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel: then the twelve lesser Prophets, whose names are very well known: With these books the old Testament ended. The New Testament hath in the beginning the Evangelical history of Christ the Lord, written by four Authors, that is, by two Apostles, Matthew and John: and by two Disciples, Mark and Luke: who compiled a wonderful goodly and profitable book of the Acts of the Apostles. Paul to sundry Churches and persons published 14. Epistles. The other Apostles wrote 7. which ⟨p. 13⟩are called both Canonical and Catholic. And the books of the new Testament are ended with the revelation of Jesus Christ, which he opened to the Disciple whom he loved, John the Evangelist and Apostle, showing unto him and so to the whole church, the ordinance of God touching the Church, even until the day of judgement. Therefore in these few and mean, not unmeasurable: in these plain and simple, not dark and unkempt books: is comprehended the full doctrine of godliness, which is the very word of the true, living and eternal God.
But nowe, the matter it selfe and place require that I gather also and 1plainely reckon vp those bookes, wherin is conteined the very word of God, first of all declared of the Fathers, of Christ himselfe, and the Apostles byword of mouth, & after that also written into Bookes by the Prophetes and Apostles. And in the first place verely are set the fiue bookes of Moses. Then follow the bookes of Iosua, of Iudges, of Ruth, two bookes of Samuel, two of Kinges, two of Chronicles, of Esdras, Nehemias, and Hester one a piece. After these come Iob, Dauid or the booke of Psalmes, Prouerbes, Ecclesiastes, and Cantica. With them are numbered the foure greater Prophets Esaias, Ieremias, Ezechiel, and Daniel: then the twelue lesser Prophetes, whose names are very well knowne: With these bookes the olde Testament ended. The Newe Testament hathe in the beginning the Euangelicall hystorie of Christ the Lord, written by foure Authors, that is, by two Apostles, Mathewe and Iohn: and by two Disciples, Marke and Luke: who compiled a wonderfull goodly and profitable booke of the Actes of the Apostles. Paule to sundrie Churches and persons published 14. Epistles. The other Apostles wrote 7. whiche