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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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Touching Abraham's bosom, our Lord spake at large in the sixteenth Chapter of the Gospel after S. Luk. For whereas the Lord is said to have descended, that cometh to pass by the manner of speaking. For otherwise it is evident by Luk, that Abraham's bosom is a place severed a great way from hell, and placed up aloft.
Touching Abrahams bosome, our Lorde spake at large in the sixtenth Chapiter of the Gospell after S. Luk. For whereas the Lord is said to haue descended, that commeth to passe by the manner of speakinge. For otherwise it is euident by Luk, that Abrahams bosome is a place seuered a great way from hell, and placed vp aloft.
But to inquire or reason over curiously of these things, is rather the point of a curious fool, then of a godly minded man. We confess in this article that the Souls are immortal, and that they immediately after the bodily death, do pass to life, and that all the saints from the beginning of the world being sanctified by faith through Christ, do in Christ and by Christ, receive the inheritance of life everlasting.
But to inquire or reason ouer curiouslye of these thinges, is rather the point of a curious foole, then of a godlye minded man. Wée confesse in this article that the Soules are immortall, and that they immediatelie after the bodilie death, do passe to life, and that all the sainctes from the beginninge of the worlde beinge sanctified by fayth throughe Christe, do in Christe and by Christe, receiue the inheritaunce of lyfe euerlasting.
I would add to these the fifth article, but that the hour is now already spent. We will therefore differ it unto the next Sermon. And now let us altogether pray to God our father which is in heaven, that he will vouchsafe by his spirit to inspire us with the true and quickening Faith, which is in the father and the Son: in the father as the maker of all things: in the Son as the saviour of the whole world, who therefore came down from heaven, and was incarnate in the womb of the most holy Virgin Mary, to the end he might be the mediator betwixt God and men, and reconcile or make them at one again betwixt themselves, and that he might have wherewithal to make an oblation to appease Gods justice, and to purge our sins: which he bare on his body, yea which he took away, and made all the faithful, heirs of life everlasting.