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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 fifth part of this fourth article 1some do put severally by it self, for the fifth article of our faith. I for my part do see no cause why it should be plucked from that that goeth before, nor why it should make by it self a peculiar article of our faith. The words are these: He descended into hell. Touching this there are sundry opinions among the expositors of the holy Scriptures. Augustine in his book De fide & symbolo doth neither place these words in the rule of belief, nor yet expound them. Cyprian saith thus: It is to be known verily that in the Creed of the latin Church this is not added: He descended into hell, nor yet is this clause received in the Churches of the East: but yet the sense of that clause seemeth to be all one with that, where it is said: He was buried. This saith he.
The fift part of this fourth article 1some do put seuerallie by it self, for the fift article of our fayth. I for my part do see no cause whie it should be plucked from that that goeth before, nor whie it should make by it selfe a peculiar article of our fayth. The woords are these: Hee descended into hell. Touchinge this there are sondrie opinions among the expositors of the holie Scriptures. Augustine in his booke De fide & symbolo doth neyther place these woordes in the rule of beliefe, nor yet expound them. Cyprian sayth thus: It is to be knowne verilie that in the Creede of the latin Church this is not added: Hee descended into hell, nor yet is this clause receiued in the Churches of the Easte: but yet the sense of that clause seemeth to be all one with that, where it is sayd: He was buried. This sayth hée.
- 1He descended into Hell.
So then Cyprian's opinion seemeth to be, that To descend into hell is nothing else but to be laid in the grave, according to that saying of Jacob: Ye will bring my grey hairs with sorrow to hell, or the grave.