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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.
And let us not go about to tempt him in whom we believe, neither being deceived let us think scorn to go to Church to hear or learn out of books, looking still when we shall be rapt up into the third heaven. Let us take heed of such like temptations of pride, and let us rather have this in our minds, that even the Apostle Paul him self, although he were cast prostrate, and instructed by the calling of God from heaven, was nevertheless sent to a man to be taught the will of God: and that Cornelius, although God had heard his prayers, was committed to Peter to be instructed, by whom he should not only receive the Sacraments: but should also hear ⟨p. 33⟩what he ought to believe, what to hope for and what to love: all which things notwithstanding might have been done by the Angel &c. The same Augustine also in his Epistle to the Circenses, saith: Even he worketh conversion and bringeth it to pass, who by his ministers doth warn us outwardly with the signs of things, but inwardly doth by himself teach us with the very things themselves. Also in his treatise upon the 26. of John: What do men (saith he) when they preach outwardly? What do I now while I speak? I drive into your ears a noise of words: but unless he which is with in do reveal it, what say I or what speak I? He that is without doth husband the tree, but he within is the creator of it. &c. This said he.
And let vs not goe about to tempte him in whom we beleeue, neyther being deceiued let vs thinke scorne to goe to Churche to heare or learne oute of bookes, looking still when we shal be rapt vp into the thirde heauen. Let vs take héede of such like temptations of pride, and let vs rather haue this in oure myndes, that euen the Apostle Paul him selfe, although he were cast prostrate, and instructed by the calling of God from heauen, was neuerthelesse sent to a mā to be taught the will of God: and that Cornelius, although God had heard his praiers, was committed to Peter to be instructed, by whome he should not only receiue the Sacramentes: but shoulde also heare ⟨p. 33⟩what he ought to beleue, what to hope for and what to loue: all which things notwithstāding might haue bene done by the Angell &c. The same Augustine also in his Epistle to the Circenses, saith: Euen he worketh conuersion and bringeth it to passe, who by his ministers doth warne vs outwardly with the signes of thinges, but inwardly doth by himself teach vs with the very things themselues. Also in his treatise vpon the 26. of Iohn: What doe men (saith he) when they preach outwardly? What doe I now while I speake? I driue into your eares a noise of words: but vnlesse he which is with in doe reueale it, what say I or what speake I? He that is without doth husband the tree, but he within is the creator of it. &c. This said he.