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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.
¶ The fifth Sermon.
Being cut of with the shortness of time, and detained by the excellency of the matter, I could not in my last sermon make an end of all that I had determined to speak touching Faith: now therefore, by the grace of the holy spirit I will add the rest of the argument which seemeth yet to be behind. Pray to the Lord, that that which by mans voice is brought to your ears, may by the finger of God be written in your hearts.
BEinge cutte of with the shortnesse of tyme, and deteyned by the excellencie of the matter, I could not in my last sermon make an end of al yt I had determined to speake touching Fayth: now therefore, by the grace of the holy spirite I will adde the rest of the argument which seemeth yet to be behind. Pray to the Lorde, that that which by mans voyce is brought to your eares, may by the finger of God be written in your hartes.
True Faith is ignorant of all division, for there is saith the Apostle, 1one Lord, one Faith, one Baptism, one God and Father of all. For, there remaineth from the beginning of the world even unto the end thereof, one and the same faith in all the elect of God. God is one and the same for ever, the only Well of all goodness, that can never be drawn dry. The trueth of God, from the beginning of the world, is one and the same, set forth to men in the word of god. Therefore, the object and foundation of faith, that is God and the word of God, remain for ever one and the self same. In one and the self same faith with us have all the elect ever since the first creation of the world believed, that unto us through Christ all good things are freely given, and that all truth necessary to be believed is declared in the word of the Lord: wherefore, the faithful of the old world, have always set led their faith on God and his word: so that now without all doubt, there cannot be any more than one true faith.