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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.
Of the latter articles of Christian faith, contained in the Apostles Creed.
Of the latter articles of Christian fayth, conteined in the Apostles Creede.
¶ The eight Sermon.
Let us first of all pray to our God, that he will vouchsafe to grant us an happy, speedy, and very fruitful proceeding in the declaration of the other Articles of Christian belief.
LEt vs firste of all pray to our God, yt he wyll vouchsafe to graunt vs an happie, speedie, and verye fruitefull proceeding in the declaration of the other Articles of Christian beliefe.
The fifth Article of our belief is: 1The third day he rose again from the dead. And this article verily of our belief is in a manner the chief of all the rest. Neither are the Apostles so busily occupied in declaring and confirming the other, as they are in this one. For it had not been enough, if our Lord had dyed only,