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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.
Men were in a miserable taking, 1and all mankind should utterly have perished for sin, which we have all drawn from the first man Adam. For the reward of sin is death. And for that cause we that were to be caste into hell, could not enter into heaven, unless the Son of God had descended, unto us, and becoming God with us 2had with himself drawn us into heaven. Therefore the chief cause of his incarnation is to be a mediator betwixt God and men, and by intercession to join or bring into one, them that were severed. For where a mediator 3is, there also must needs be discord and parties. The parties are God and men. The cause of this discord is sin. Now the office of the Mediator, is to bring to agreement the parties disagreeing: which verily cannot be done, unless that sin the cause of this variance be taken clean away. But sin is neither cleansed nor taken away, except that blood be shed and death do follow. This witnesseth Paul in his 9. Chapter to the Hebrews. The mediator ought therefore to take on him our flesh and blood, that he might both dye & shed his blood.
Men were in a miserable takinge, 1and all mankinde should vtterly haue perished for sinne, which wée haue all drawne from the first mā Adam. For the reward of sinne is death. And for that cause wée that were to be caste into hell, could not enter into heauen, vnlesse the sonne of God had descēded, vnto vs, and becomming God with vs 2had with himself drawne vs into heauen. Therefore the chiefe cause of his incarnation is to be a mediatour betwixte God and men, and by intercession to ioyne or bring into one, thē that were seuered. For where a mediatour 3is, there also must needes bée discord and parties. The parties are God and men. The cause of this discord is sinne. Nowe the office of the Mediatour, is to bring to agréemente the parties disagréeing: which verilye cannot be done, vnlesse that sinne the cause of this variaunce be takē cleane away. But sinne is neyther clensed nor taken away, except that bloud be shed and death do follow. This witnesseth Paule in his 9. Chapter to the Hebrewes. The mediatour oughte therefore to take on him our flesh and bloud, that hée might both dye & shead his bloud.