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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.
The causes why this conception of 1the Son of God, in the womb of the holy Virgin is most pure, are these. He that is conceived in the womb of a Virgin is God: but God is a consuming fire which cannot take or suffer any uncleanness in it self. An other cause is this, God came to cleanse our uncleanness, that is the uncleanness of us men, he himself verily ought to be exempt from all original spots, & in all points most holy, to the end that being the only unspotted Sacrifice offered up for the sins of all the world, he might clean take away all the sins of the world. For that which is it self defiled, cannot cleanse the thing that is defiled, but rather the spot or filthiness doth double his uncleanness, by the coming too of that other unclean thing.
The causes whie this conception of 1the sonne of God, in the wombe of the holie Virgine is most pure, are these. Hée that is conceiued in the wombe of a Virgin is God: but God is a consuming fire which cannot take or suffer any vncleannesse in it self. An other cause is this, God came to cleanse our vncleannesse, that is the vncleannesse of vs men, hée himselfe verilie oughte to be exempte from all originall spots, & in all pointes most holie, to the ende that being the onely vnspotted Sacrifice offered vp for the sinnes of all the world, he might cleane take away all the sinnes of ye world. For that which is it selfe defiled, cannot cleanse the thing that is defiled, but rather ye spot or filthines doth double his vncleannesse, by the comminge too of that other vncleane thing.
- 1The causes why Christ hi• conception is pure.The causes why Christ hi• conceptiō is pure.
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