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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.
I know very well, that in the world 1there are soweb many and sundry faiths, that is to say, religions. For, there is the Indian faith, the Jewish faith, the faith of the Mahometists, & the faith of the Georgians, & yet not withstanding there is but one true Christian faith, the abridgement whereof is contained in the articles of our belief, and is taught at the full in the sacred Scriptures of both the Testaments. I know also that there are sundry beliefs of men, resting upon sundry things, and believing that which is contrary to true faith: but yet nevertheless, there remaineth but one true belief in God and his word, (which is) an undoubted persuasion and confidence of things most true, and assuredly certain.
I know very well, that in the world 1there are soweb many and sundrye faythes, that is to say, religions. For, there is the Indian fayth, the Iewish fayth, the fayth of the Mahometists, & the fayth of the Georgians, & yet not withstāding ther is but one true Christian fayth, the abridgement whereof is conteyued in the articles of our beleefe, and is taught at the full in the sacred Scriptures of both the Testaments. I know also that there are sundry beliefes of men, resting vpon sundry things, and beleuing that which is contrary to true faith: but yet neuerthelesse, there remaineth but one true beliefe in God and his worde, (which is) an vndoubted persuasion and confidence of things most true, and assuredly certaine.
- 1[…] religions, but no more the• one true faith.〈…〉 religions, but no more the• one true fayth.
This confidence doth grow with increase 1