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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.
What doth it argue moreover that David in the 110. Psalm, saith? In the mighty power of holiness the dew of thy birth is to thee of the womb of the morning. Or, the dew of thy birth is to thee of the womb of the morning in the mighty power of holiness. That is to say, By a certain mighty power of holiness, & marvellous means shalt thou be borne. For thy birth shall be like unto the engendering of the dew which cometh of the pure morning as it were a child borne of the womb. For as in the day time the Sun draweth out of the earth a vapour, which by reason of the smallness of the heat which draweth it upward, is by the coldness of the temperate night or evenings, drawn down again, and resolved into water. So God ye is the Sun of righteousness, took blood of the earth, that is, of the body of the untouched Virgin Mary, and by a wonderful means, did holily and purely bring to pass, ⟨p. 63⟩that of her unspotted womb should be borne and conceived the most holy Son of God.
What doth yt argue moreouer that Dauid in the 110. Psalme, sayth? In the mightie power of holines the deaw of thy birth is to thee of the wombe of the morning. Or, the deaw of thy birth is to thee of the wōbe of the morninge in the mightie power of holines. That is to say, By a certaine mightie power of holines, & meruaylous meanes shalte thou bee borne. For thy birth shalbe like vnto the ingendring of the deaw which cō meth of the pure morning as it were a child borne of the wombe. For as in the day time the Sūne draweth out of the earth a vapour, which by reason of the smallnes of the heat which draweth it vpwarde, is by the coldnesse of the tēperat night or euenings, drawn downe againe, and resolued into water. So God ye is the Sunne of righteousnes, tooke blood of the earth, that is, of the bodie of the vntouched Virgine Marie, and by a wonderfull meanes, did holilie and purely bring to passe, ⟨p. 63⟩that of her vnipotted wombe shoulde be borne and conceiued the most holie sonne of God.
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