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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 fourth article of Christian faith 1is this: He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead & buried, he descended into hell. In this fourth article is declared the end, use & chiefest commodity of the Lord his incarnation. For he became man that he might suffer and dye, and by dying & suffering might redeem us from eternal death & the torments of hell, & make us (being once cleansed) heirs of life everlasting. For this is the end of the Lord his death, as I will by & by show you, and as Paul doth at large declare in the 9. chapter to the Hebrews.
The fourth article of Christiā faith 1is this: Hee suffered vnder Pōtius Pilate, was crucified, dead & buried, hee descended into hel. In this fouth article is declared ye end, vse & chiefeste comodity of ye Lord his incarnation. For he became man yt he might suffer and dye, and by dying & suffering might redéeme vs from eternal death & the torments of hell, & make vs (beinge once clensed) heyres of life euerlasting. For this is ye end of the Lorde his death, as I will by & by shew you, and as Paule doth at large declare in the 9. chapter to the Hebrewes.
- 1The fourth Article of our belief
This article also is divided into his 1parts. First we confess that our Lord suffered in very deed, & not fantastically to the appearance only, & that he suffered verily the calamities and miseries of this world, and after that again the torments of the slaughtermen, and death it self in most bitter pangs. He suffered therefore both in soul and body, yea and that too in many fashions. For Isaiah saith: He is a man of sorrows, & hath felt calamities. He beareth our infirmities, and hath carried our sorrows. For the Lord himself also in the Gospel said. My soul is heavy even unto the death. But verily he suffered all this for us. For in him was neither sin, nor any cause else why he should suffer.