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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.
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.
Very well therefore do the holy fathers saye, that the Sonne is of the same substaunce and beinge, with the father.
Whereunto belongeth that, that he is called the only Son, and in 1another place the only begotten and first begotten Son. For we also are called sons, not by participation of nature, or likeness of substance, or naturally, but by adoption.
Whereunto belongeth that, that hée is called the onelye sonne, and in 1another place the onely begotten and first begotten sonne. For wée also are called sonnes, not by participation of nature, or likenesse of substaunce, or naturallye, but by adoption.