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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.
It is certain therefore, and plainly declared by the words of the Apostle, that true Faith is an undoubted persuasion in the mind of the believer: even so to have the thing as his belief is, and as he is said to have it in the express word of God. Whereby also we learn, that Faith is not 1the unstable and unadvised confidence of him which believeth every great and unpossible thing. For, Faith is ruled and bound to the word of God, to the word of God, I say, rightly and truly understood.
It is certaine therefore, and plainly declared by the wordes of the Apostle, that true Fayth is an vndoubted persuasion in the mynde of the beleeuer: euen so to haue the thinge as his beliefe is, and as he is sayde to haue it in the expresse worde of God. Whereby also we learne, that Fayth is not 1the vnstable and vnaduised confidence of him which beleeueth euery greate and vnpossible thinge. For, Fayth is ruled and bound to the worde of God, to the worde of God, I saye, rightly and truly vnderstoode.
- 1Faith believeth not everithing what soever.Faith beleueth not euerithing what soeuer.
The godly and faithful therefore, do not by and by, out of the omnipotency of God, gather what they list, as though God therefore would do every thing because he can do all things, or that Faith should therefore believe every thing, because it is written: All things are possible to him that believeth. For, his Faith is therefore a great deal more, because that which he doeth believe, is so set down and declared in the word of God, as he doeth believe.
The godly and faythfull therefore, doe not by and by, out of the omnipotencie of God, gather what they liste, as though God therefore would doe euery thinge bycause he can doe all thinges, or that Fayth should therefore beléeue euery thinge, bycause it is written: All thinges are possible to him that beleeueth. For, hys Fayth is therfore a great deale more, bycause that which he doeth beléeue, is so sette downe and declared in the worde of God, as he doeth beléeue.