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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.
For he giveth God his glory, which attributeth to God the properties of God, and doeth not gainsay the word and promise of God. For John the Apostle saith: He that believeth not in God, maketh God a liar, Abraham therefore believed in God, and in believing gave God the glory. The Apostle Paul goeth forward and saith. He was throughly persuaded, or certified, that he which had promised was able also to perform. Paul used the Greek word [Greek or Hebrew], which is all one as if you should say, being certified. For, [Greek or Hebrew] doeth signify fully to certify: whereupon [Greek or Hebrew] is an assured faith given unto us which is made by way of argument, or by the thing it self, And they call that [Greek or Hebrew], which we call a certification, as when a thing by persuasions is so beaten into our minds, that after that we never doubt any more. Therefore faith did certify Abraham, and with undoubted persuasions did bring him to the point, never to doubt, but that God was able to perform what he had promised: in faith therefore he stuck unmoveably to the promise of God, being assuredly certified that he should obtain whatsoever God had promised.
For he giueth God his glory, which attributeth to God the properties of God, and doeth not gainesay the word and promise of God. For John the Apostle sayth: He that beleeueth not in God, maketh God a lyar, Abraham therefore beleeued in God, and in beleeuing gaue God the glorie. The Apostle Paule goeth forwarde and sayth. He was throughly persuaded, or certified, that he which had promised was able also to performe. Paule vsed the Gréeke worde 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, which is all one as if you should say, being certified. For, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 doeth signifie fully to certifie: wherevppon 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 is an assured fayth giuen vnto vs which is made by way of argument, or by the thinge it selfe, And they call that 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, which we call a certification, as when a thinge by persuasions is so beaten into our mindes, that after that we neuer doubte any more. Therefore fayth did certifie Abraham, and with vndoubted persuasions did bring him to the point, neuer to doubt, but that God was able to perfourme what he had promised: in fayth therefore he stucke vnmoueably to the promise of God, béeing assuredly certified that he shoulde obtayne whatsoeuer God had promised.