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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.
True faith is the wellspring and 1root of all virtues, and good works, and first of all it satisfieth the mind and desire of man, and maketh it quiet and joyful.
True faythe is the welspring and 1roote of all vertues, and good workes, and firste of all it satis•ieth the minde and desire of man, and maketh it quiet and ioyfull.
- 1Faith the •oore of all good •o•kes.Faith the •oore of al good •o•kes.
For the Lord in the Gospel saith. I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall not hunger: and he that believeth in me shall not thirst at any time: For what can he desire more, which doth already feel that by true faith he possesseth the very Son of God, in whom are all the heavenly treasures, and in whom is all fullness and grace? Our consciences are made clear and quiet, so soon as we perceive that by true faith Christ the Son of God, is altogether ours, that he hath appeased the father in our behalf, that he doth now stand in the presence of the father, and maketh intercession to him for us. And for that cause saith Paul. Being justified by saith we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through the same Christ also by faith we have a free passage unto the Father. Wherefore we pray to the Father in his Sons name, and at his hand we obtain all things that are available to our behoof. Very well therefore said the Apostle John. And this is the confidence that we have in him, that if we ask any thing according to his will he heareth us. And if we know that he heareth us whatsoever we ask, we know also that we have the petitions that we requested at his hands.