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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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Then commandeth he them to wash their garments, to abstain from their wives. After that he appointeth certain limits, beyond which it was not lawful upon pain of death for them to pass.
Then commaundeth he them to washe their garmentes, to abstaine from their wiues. After that he appointeeh certaine limites, beyonde whiche it was not lawful vpon paine of death for them to passe.
By this we plainly learn, that the Lord doth require such to be his Disciples to hear him, as do especially show obedience and reverence to God in all things. For he being God speaketh to us men, all we men owe unto God honour and fear. A man, unless he become lowly, humble, and obedient to God, is altogether godless. Then is it required at the hands of those which are meet hearers of the word of God, that they lay apart worldly affairs, which are signified by the garments: to tread under foot all filthiness and uncleanness of soul and body: to refrain for a season, even from those pleasures which are lawful unto us. The holy Ghost doth love the minds that are purely cleansed, which yet notwithstanding are not cleansed but by the spirit of God. Needful it is to have a sincere belief in God, and a ready good will and desire to live according to that which is commanded in the word of God. Moreover, we must be wise to sobriety. Over curious questions must be set aside. Let things profitable to salvation only be learned.
By this we plainely learne, that the Lorde doth require suche to be his Disciples to heare him, as doe especially shewe obedience and reuerence to God in all thinges. For he being God speaketh to vs men, all we men owe vnto God honoure and feare. A man, vnlesse he become lowly, humble, and obedient to God, is altogether godlesse. Then is it required at the handes of those whiche are méete hearers of the worde of God, that they lay aparte worldly affaires, whiche are signified by the garments: to treade vnder foote all filthynesse and vncleannesse of soule and bodye: to refraine for a season, euen from those pleasures whiche are lawfull vnto vs. The holy Ghost dothe loue the myndes that are purely cleansed, whiche yet notwithstanding are not cleansed but by the spirite of God. Néedefull it is to haue a sincere beliefe in God, and a ready good will and desire to liue according to that whiche is commaunded in the word of God. Moreouer, we muste be wise to sobrietie. Ouer curious questions must be set aside. Let things profitable to saluation only be learned.