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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.
By the way this is singularly to be 1marked of us, that when we pray we say, Our father which art in Heaven, give us this day our daily bread: but that when we make Confession of our belief, we say not we believe, but I believe.
By the way this is singularly to be 1marked of vs, that when we pray wée say, Our father which art in Heauen, giue vs this day our daily breade: but that whē wée make Confession of our beliefe, wee say not we beleeue, but I beleeue.
- 1I believe in God,I beleeue in God,
For faith is required of every one of us, for every particular man to have, without dissimulation in his heart, and without double meaning to profess it with his mouth. It was not enough for Abraham to have faith for all his seed. Neither will if avail thee any thing, for an other to believe, if thou thy self art without faith. For the Lord requireth faith of every particular man for himself. Wherefore so oft as we confess our faith every one of us by himself doth say I believe. But what it is to believe I have declared already in my fourth Sermon. It followeth in the Confession. I believe in God. God is the object and foundation of our Faith, as he that is the everlasting and chief goodness, never weary, but alway ready at our need. We therefore believe in God, that is to say we put our whole hope, all our safety, and our selves wholly into his hands, as unto him that is able to preserve and bestow on us all things that are requisite for our behoo•e.
For faithe is required of euery one of vs, for euery particular man to haue, wythonte dissimulation in his harte, and without double meaninge to professe it wyth his mouth. It was not enough for Abraham to haue fayth for all his seede. Neyther wil if auayle thee any thing, for an other to beleeue, if thou thy selfe art without fayth. For the Lord requireth fayth of euery particular man for himselfe. Wherefore so oft as wee confesse our fayth euery one of vs by himselfe doth saye I beleeue. But what it is to brleeue I haue declared alreadye in my fourth Sermon. It followeth in the Confession. I beleeue in God. God is the obiecte and foundation of oure Fayth, as hee that is the euerlastinge and chiefe goodnes, neuer wearie, but alway ready at our neede. Wée therfore beléeue in God, that is to say wee put our whole hope, all our safety, and our selues wholy into his handes, as vnto him that is able to preserue and bestowe on vs all thinges that are requisite for our behooe.