A17183:367
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.
The last thing that is to be noted now in this second Article is, ye we call the 1Son of God our Lord. The Son of God verily is for two causes properly called our Lord. First in respect of the mystery of our redemption. For Christ is the Lord of all the elect, whom he hath delivered from the power and dominion of Satan, sin and death, and hath made them a people of his own getting for himself. This similitude is taken of Lords, which with their money buy slaves for their use, or else which in wars reserve captives, whom they might have slain, or which deliver men condemned from present death. So then by this, Lords are as it were deliverers, redeemers or saviours. Hereunto verily alludeth Paul where he saith. Ye are bought with a price, become not (therefore) the servants of men. And S. Peter saith. Ye are redeemed not with gold and silver, but with the precious blood of the unspotted Lamb. Moreover Christ is called Lord in respect of his Divine power and nature, by which all things are in subjection to the Son of God. And for because this word Lord is of a very ample signification, as that which containeth both the divine nature and majesty, we see that the Apostles in their writings use it very willingly. Paul to the Corinthians saith. Although there be many Lords, yet have we but one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom all things are, & we by him.
The last thinge that is to be noted now in this secōd Article is, ye we cal ye 1sonne of God our Lord. The sonne of God verily is for two causes properly called our Lord. First in respect of the mysterie of our redēption. For Christ is the Lord of all the electe, whom hee hath deliuered from the power and dominion of Satan, sinne and death, and hath made them a people of his owne getting for himselfe. This similitude is taken of Lordes, which wyth theyr monye buy slaues for theyr vse, or els which in warres reserue captiues, whō they myght haue slaine, or which deliuer men condemned from present death. So then by this, Lords are as it were deliuerers, redéemers or sauiours. Hereunto verily alludeth Paul where he sayth. Ye are bought with a price, become not (therefore) the seruauntes of men. And S. Peter saith. Ye are redeemed not vvith golde and siluer, but with the precious bloud of the vnspotted Lambe. Moreouer Christe is called Lord in respect of his Diuine power and nature, by which all things are in subiectiō to the sonne of God. And for because this word Lord is of a very ample signification, as that which conteyneth both the diuine nature and maiestly, wee see that the Apostles in theyr writinges vse it very willingly. Paule to the Corinthians sayth. Although there be many Lords, yet haue we but one Lord Iesus Christ, by whom all thinges are, & wee by him.