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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.
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.
- 1The only Sonne.The onely Sonne.
And therefore the Jews were not offended because he called himself the Son of God, in that sense that all the faithful are called, and are the sons of God, but because they did perceive ye he did more extol himself in saying ye he is the natural Son of God, equal to God, & God himself.
And therfore the Iewes were not offended because hée called himselfe the sonne of God, in that sense that all the faithful are called, and are the sōnes of God, but because they did perceiue ye he did more extoll himselfe in saying ye hee is the naturall Sonne of God, equall to God, & God himselfe.
For thus we read in the fifth of John. Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill Jesus, not only because he had broken the Sabbath, but said also that God was his father, & made himself equal with God.