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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.
And thus in this first part I have declared unto you that which is proper to the father. For he is a father, yea he is the father of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our father also, being Lord of all things, maker of heaven & earth, governor and preserver of all things, by whom all things are, and in whom all things consist. Who from before all beginning begot the eternal Son, equal with the father, being of one substance, power and glory with the father, by whom also he made the world: From both them proceedeth the holy ghost, as David witnesseth and saith: By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, & by the breath of his mouth all the host thereof.
And thus in this first parte I haue declared vnto you that which is proper to the father. For hée is a father, yea hée is the father of our Lorde Iesus Christe, and our father also, being Lord of all things, maker of heauen & earth, gouernour and preseruer of all thinges, by whom all thinges are, and in whom all things consist. Who frō before all beginning begot the eternal sonne, equall wyth the father, being of one substaunce, power and glory with the father, by whom also hee made the world: From both them precéedeth ye holie ghoste, as Dauid witnesseth and sayth: By the worde of the Lord the heauens were made, & by the breath of his mouth all the hoste thereof.
Now followeth the second part, 1wherein are contained all the mysteries of Jesus Christ our Lord the Son of God. For the second article of the Christian faith is thus word for word: And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord. This article also comprehendeth two things. The first is, that we believe in the Son of God: The second what the Son of God is. For we confess that we believe, that is, that we put our whole hope and confidence of life and salvation, as well ⟨p. 59⟩in the Son as in the father. And therefore we say plainly, I believe in 2Jesus Christ: even as before we said, I believe in God. &c. For the Lord Jesus himself in the 14. chapter of John, saith: Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. Again, This is the work of God, that ye believe in him whom he hath sent. And again, This is eternal life, to know thee the true God only, and him whom thou hast sent Christ Jesus.