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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.
¶ The seventh Sermon.
¶ The seuenth Sermon.
IN my two last sermons I entreated of true faith & the effects thereof, and among the rest in one place I said, that the Articles of the Christian faith are as it were a brief Summary of true faith, now therefore I think it to be not beside the purpose, and part of my duty, to lay before you those twelve Articles of our belief. For they are the substance and matter of true faith, wherein faith is exercised: which because it is the ground of things hoped for, here is plainly and briefly declared in these Articles what things those are that are to be hoped for. But let no man at this present look for at my hand the busy and full discourse of the Articles of our faith: I will but briefly go through them touching only the most necessary points. They are in another place handled more at large by several parts. Pray ye with me to the Lord that he will vouchsafe to show to us his ways, to guide and preserve us in them, to the glory of his own name, and the everlasting salvation of our souls.
IN my two last sermons I intreated of true fayth & the effectes therof, and among the reste in one place I sayde, that the Articles of the Christian faith are as it were a briefe Summarie of true fayth, nowe therefore I thinke it to be not beside the purpose, and parte of my duetie, to lay before you those twelue Articles of our belief. For they are the substāce and matter of true faithe, wherein fayth is exercised: whiche bycause it is the grounde of thinges hoped for, here is plainely and briefly declared in these Articles what thinges those are that are to be hoped for. But let no man at this present looke for at my hande the busie and full discourse of the Articles of our fayth: I will but briefly goe through them touching only the moste necessarie pointes. They are in another place handled more at large by seuerall partes. Pray ye with me to the Lord that he will vouchsafe to shewe to vs his waies, to guide and preserue vs in them, to the glorie of his owne name, and the euerlasting saluation of our soules.