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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 so faith, that is that, which we believe and wherein our confidence is settled, God I say him self by the grace of god doth justify us through our redemption in Christ: so that now, our own works or merits have no place left to them at all, I mean, in justification. For otherwise good works have their place in the faithful, as we in place convenient do mean to show. For Paul the teacher of the gentiles, doth 1in the way of opposition compare Christ with Adam, and showeth, that of Adam and so of our own nature and strength, we have nothing but sin, the wrath of God, and death. And this doth he show under the name of Adam to the intent that no man should seek for righteousness and life in the flesh. And again, on the other side he declareth, that we by Christ have righteousness, the grace of God, life and the forgiveness of all our sins. In this opposition, he doth earnestly urge and often repeat this word, Of one, to no other end verily, but that we should understand, that faith alone doth justify.
and so fayth, that is that, whiche we beléeue and wherein our confidence is setled, God I say him self by the grace of god doth iustifie vs through our redemption in Christe: so that now, our owne workes or merites haue no place lefte to them at all, I meane, in iustificatiō. For otherwise good workes haue their place in the faithfull, as we in place conuenient doe meane to shewe. For Paul the teacher of the gentiles, doth 1in the waye of opposition compare Christe with Adam, and sheweth, that of Adam and so of oure owne nature and strength, we haue nothing but sinne, the wrath of God, and death. And this dothe he shewe vnder the name of Adam to the intent that no man shuld séeke for righteousnesse and life in the fleshe. And againe, on the other side he declareth, that we by Christe haue righteousnesse, the grace of God, life and the forgiunesse of all our sinnes. In this opposition, he doth earnestly vrge and often repeate this worde, Of one, to no other end verily, but that we shoulde vnderstande, that faith alone doth iustifie.
- 1Christ con pared with Adam.Christ cō pared with Adam.