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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.
First of all, the cause or beginning 1of faith cometh not of any man, or any strength of man, but of God him self, who by his holy spirit, inspireth faith into our hearts. For in the Gospel the Lord saith, No man cometh to me, unless my father draw him. And again, flesh and blood ⟨p. 32⟩(saith the Lord to Peter, confessing Christ in true faith) hath not revealed this to thee, but my father which is in heaven. Whereunto the Apostle Paul alludeth when he saith, We are not able of ourselves to think any thing, as of our selves, but all our ability is of God. And in another place, To you it is given for Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for his sake. Faith therefore is poured into our hearts by God, who is the wellspring and cause of all goodness.
First of all, the cause or beginning 1of fayth commeth not of any man, or any strength of man, but of God him selfe, who by his holy spirite, inspireth fayth into our hearts. For in the Gospell the Lorde sayth, No man commeth to me, vnlesse my father drawe him. And againe, fleshe and bloude ⟨p. 32⟩(sayth the Lorde to Peter, confessing Christ in true faith) hath not reuealed this to thee, but my father which is in heauen. Whervnto the Apostle Paul alludeth when he sayth, We are not able of ourselues to thinke any thing, as of our selues, but all our abilitie is of God. And in another place, To you it is giuen for Christe, not onely to beleeue in him, but also to suffer for his sake. Fayth therefore is poured into our hearts by God, who is the welspring and cause of all goodnesse.
- 1The begin ning and cause of faith.The begi• ning and cause of faith.