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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
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¶ A Confession of faith made by the Counsel of Chalcedon, taken out of the book of Isidore.
¶ A Confession of faith made by the Counsell of Chalcedon, taken out of the booke of Isidore.
After the rehearsal of the Creeds set forth by the Synods of Nice and Constantinople, with a few words put between, straight way the holy Counsel of Chalcedon doeth prescribe (their Confession) in these words.
AFter the rehearsall of the Creeds set foorth by the Synodes of Nice and Constantinople, with a fewe wordes put betweene, streight way the holie Counsell of Chalcedon doeth prescribe (their Confession) in these words.
We therefore agreeing with the holy fathers do with one accord teach to confess one & the same son, our Lord Jesus Christ, and him (to be) perfect GOD in the deity, and the same also very man of a reasonable soul and body: touching his Godhead (being) of one nature with his Father: and the same as touching his manhood of one nature with us, like to us in all things except sin. Touching his Godhead borne of his Father before the worlds: and the same in the latter days made man for us and for our salvation. (We teach) to consider that he is the one and the same Christ the son (our) Lord the only begotten son in two natures, neither confounded, nor changed, nor divided, nor separated, and that the difference of the natures is not to be taken away because ⟨image 7⟩