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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 may be thought of that moreover that the Lord himself oftener then once in the Gospel did foreshow that he should be delivered into the hands of the Gentiles, and by them be put to death?
What may be thought of that moreouer that the Lord himselfe oftener then once in the Gospell did foreshew that hée should be deliuered into the handes of the Gentiles, and by them be put to death?
In the third point of this article, we do expressly declare the manner of his death, For we add: He was crucified and dyed on the Cross. But the death of the Cross as it was most reproachful, so also was it most bitter or sharp to be suffered, yet took he that kind of death upon him, that he might make satisfaction for the world, and fulfil that, which from the beginning was prefigured, that he should be ham ged on the tree. Isaac was laid on the pile of wood to be offered up in sacrifice. Moses also stuck the Serpent on the stake of wood, and lift it up to be beheld. And the Lord himself said: I, when I shall be lift up from the earth will draw all men unto me. Finally he dyed on the Cross giving up his Ghost to God. For he dyed verily and in deed, as you shall straightway perceive. Where I have briefly to declare unto you, what the fruit of Christ his death is. First we were accursed because of sin: he therefore took our curse upon himself, being lift up upon the Cross, to the end he might take our curse away, and that we might be blessed in him. Then also the heritage bequeathed to us by Will, could not come unto us, unless he which bequeathed it did dye. But God bequeathed it: who, that he might die, became man and dyed according to his humane nature, to the end that we might receive the heritage of life. In an other place again Paul saith. Him that knew not sin, did God make sin for us, that we by him might be made the righteousness of God. Our Lord therefore became man, by the sacrifice of himself to make satisfaction for us, On whom, as it were upon a Goat for sin offering, when all the sins of the whole world were gathered together and laid, he by his death took away and purged them all: so that now the only sacrifice of Christ hath satisfied for the sins of the whole world. And this verily is the greatest commodity of Christ his death taught every where by the