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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.
Again, in the same Epistle to the 1Galatians he saith, We know that man is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ: in so much as no flesh shal• be justified ⟨p. 50⟩by the works of the law. This is now the third time that Paul saith, that men are not justified by the works of the law. In which clause he comprehendeth all manner of works of what sort soever. So then, no kind of works do justify. But what is it then that justifieth? Faith in Christ, and that verily alone. For what else can these words import, We know that man is not justified but by faith in Christ. For the force of these two speeches is all one, Faith alone doth justify: And, it is certain that we are not justified but by faith in Jesus Christ. He addeth the example of the Apostles, And we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by saith in Jesus Christ: and not by the works of the law. In like manner also, Peter argueth by an example in the Acts of the Apostles, and saith: We believe that through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they. Acts. 15.
Againe, in the same Epistle to the 1Galathians he saith, We knowe that man is not iustified by the workes of the lawe, but by faith in Iesus Christ: in so much as no flesh shal• be iustified ⟨p. 50⟩by the workes of the lawe. This is nowe the thirde time that Paul saith, that men are not iustified by the workes of the lawe. In whiche clause he comprehendeth all maner of works of what sorte soeuer. So then, no kinde of workes do iustifie. But what is it then that iustifieth? Faith in Christe, and that verily alone. For what else can these wordes import, We knowe that man is not iustified but by fayth in Christe. For the force of these two speaches is all one, Faith alone dothe iustifie: And, it is certaine that we are not iustified but by faythe in Iesus Christ. He addeth the example of the Apostles, And we haue beleued in Iesus Christ, that we might be iustified by sayth in Iesus Christe: and not by the workes of the law. In like maner also, Peter argueth by an example in the Acts of the Apostles, and saith: We beleeue that through the grace of our Lord Iesus Christe we shall be saued, euen as they.