A17183:334
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.
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.
For the Lorde in the Gospel saith. I am the breade of lyfe: he that commeth to me shall not hunger: and he that beleeueth in me shall not thirste at any time: For what can he desire more, whiche dothe already féele that by true fayth he possesseth the verie sonne of God, in whome are all the heauenly treasures, and in whome is all fulnesse and grace? Our consciences are made cleare and quiet, so soone as we perceiue that by true fayth Christe the Sonne of God, is altogether oures, that he hath appeased the father in our behalfe, that he dothe nowe stande in the presence of the father, and maketh intercession to him for vs. And for that cause sayth Paul. Beeing iustified by sayth we haue peace with God through our Lorde Iesus Christe. Throughe the same Christe also by faythe we haue a frée passage vnto the Father. Wherefore we praye to the Father in his Sonnes name, and at his hande we o•taine al things that are auayleable to oure behoofe. Very well therefore sayde the Apostle Iohn. And this is the confidence that we haue in him, that if we aske any thing according to his will he heareth vs. And if we knowe that he heareth vs whatsoeuer we aske, we knowe also that we haue the petitions that we requested at his handes.