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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
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That the Decree of the Synod of Calcedon is not contrary to the doctrine of the blessed bishop Cyril, taken out of the fifth Book of the holy Martyr Vigiluis against Eutyches.
That the Decree of the Synode of Calcedon is not contrarie to the doctrine of the blessed bishop Cyrill, taken out of the fifte Booke of the holy Martyr Vigiluis against Eutyches.
But now let us consider the last article in the decree of the Synod of Calcedon. We confess that Christ our Lord the only begotten Son is to be understood to be one and the self same in (his) two natures neither confounded, nor changed, nor divided, nor separated, not making void the difference of the two natures because of the unity, but keeping sound the property of both natures coming together into one person and substance, not as being divided or separated, but (as being) one and the same only begotten Son God the word (our) Lord Jesus.
BVt nowe let vs consider the last article in the decree of the Synode of Calcedon. We confesse that Christ our Lord the onely begotten Sonne is to be vnderstoode to bee one and the selfe same in (his) two natures neither confounded, nor chaunged, nor diuided, nor separated, not making voide the difference of the two natures because of the vnitie, but keeping sound the propertie of both natures comming together into one person and substance, not as beeing diuided or separated, but (as beeing) one and the same onely beegotten Sonne God the word (our) Lord Iesus.
In this article this displeaseth them, because they said: The property of both natures remaining sound, Or, The difference of the natures not being made void. And that they may persuade us that those things (which they mislike) are assuredly so, they using their accustomed largeness of words, and vain assertions do bring in many testimonies out of the articles of Cyril, wherein he denieth not the two natures in Christ, but teacheth that there is but one person. To the intent therefore that we may not confute them with our disputation alone, let us set down also the words of Cyril, that even as they lean to the testimony of Cyril, so by the testimony of Cyril they may be overcome. In the Synodal epistles of Cyril to Nestorius, thus it is (written.) For we do not affirm (saith he) that the divine nature is turned or changed into flesh, nor yet that it is transformed into the whole man, which consisteth of body and soul, but we say rather that the reasonable soul hath coupled to it self the substance of living flesh, that it is unspeakably and unconceivably made man, and is also called the son of man, not of bare will alone, nor by the only taking on of the person, but because the two natures do after a certain manner come together in one, so that there is one Christ, and one Son of both (the natures) by joining them in one, not in making void or taking away the difference of