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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.
So then this Son of God Jesus is 1the saviour of the world, who forgiveth sins and setteth us free from all the power of our adversary the devil. Which verily he could not do, unless he were very God. He is also called Christ, which is all one as if you say, Anointed. The Jews call him Messiah. Which word is a title proper to a kingdom or priesthood. For they of old were wont to anoint their kings & priests: they were anointed with external or figurative ointment or Oil. But very Christ was anointed with the very true ointment, that is, with the fullness of the holy ghost: as is to be seen in the first & third Chapters after S. John. Most properly therefore is this name Christ attributed to our Lord. For first, he is both king and priest of the people of God. Then the holy Ghost is poured fully by all means and abundantly into Jesus, from whom as it were by a lively fountain it floweth into all the members of Christ. For this is that Aaron, upon whose head the Oil was poured, which ran down to his beard, and the nethermost skirts of his garment. For of his fullness we have all received.
So then this sonne of God Iesus is 1the sauiour of the worlde, who forgiueth sinnes and setteth vs free from al the power of our aduersary the deuil. Which verily he could not do, vnlesse he were very God. Hee is also called Christ, which is all one as if you saye, Annoynted. The Iewes cal him Messias. Which word is a title proper to a kingdome or priesthoode. For they of olde were wonte to annointe their kinges & priestes: they were annoynted wyth external or figuratiue oyntment or Oyle. But very Christ was annoynted with the very true oyntement, that is, wyth ye fulnes of the holy ghoste: as is to be seene in the firste & third Chapters after S. Iohn. Moste properly therfore is this name Christ attributed to our Lord. For first, he is both kinge and prieste of the people of God. Then the holy Ghost is powred fully by all meanes and abundantlye into Iesus, from whom as it were by a liuely fountayne it floweth into all ye members of Christ. For this is that Aaron, vppon whose heade the Oyle was powred, which ranne downe to his bearde, and the nethermost skirts of his garment. For of his fulnes we haue all receyued.
- 1Christ.