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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.
But if we declare at large, who the Son of God is in whom we believe, 1then must we note three things especially. The first is that he is called the Only Sonne. If he be the Son, yea and that too the Son of God, then is his nature and substance, a divine nature and substance.
But if wée declare at large, who ye sonne of God is in whom wée belieue, 1then must wée note thrée things especially. The first is that hée is called the Onely Sonne. If hee be the sonne, yea and that too the Sonne of God, then is his nature and substaunce, a diuine nature and substaunce.
- 1Who the Sonne of God is.
For in this signification doth the Apostle call him: The brightness of the glory of the father, and the lively image of his substance.1
For in this signification doth the Apostle call him: The brightnesse of the glory of the father, and the liuelie image of his substance.1
- 1Consubstantial & coessentialConsubstantial & •oessētiall
Very well therefore do the holy fathers say, that the Son is of the same substance and being, with the father.