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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.
God hath saved us, and hath called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and favour, which was given unto us through Jesus Christ before all beginning, but is declared openly now by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath verily put out death, & brought forth life, light, and immortality by the Gospel. There are many more like this in the 4. of his Epistle to the Romans, and in the 15. of his first to the Corinthians. For the Lord also in the Gospel after S. John saith: I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in me although he be dead shall live: and every one that liveth and believeth in me shall not die for ever.
God hath saued vs, and hath called vs with an holie callinge, not according to our woorkes, but according to his owne purpose and fauour, which was giuen vnto vs through Iesus Christe before all beginninge, but is declared openlie now by the appearing of our Sauiour Iesus Christe, who hath verilie put out death, & brought forth lyfe, lighte, and immortalitie by the Gospell. There are many more like this in the 4. of his Epistle to the Romans, and in the 15. of his first to the Corinthians. For the Lord also in the Gospell after S. Iohn sayth: I am the resurrection and the life: hee that belieueth in mee althoughe hee be dead shall liue: and euerie one that liueth and belieueth in mee shall not die for euer.
Now also let us throughly consider every word of this article severally by it self. We confess the Lord, 1his resurrection. But a resurrection is to rise again. That riseth which falleth, The body of Christ fell, therefore the body of Christ riseth, yea it riseth again: that is to say, the very same body of Christ which before it fell did both live and stir, doth now rise again, it doth I say both live and stir again. For truly said Tertullian of the resurrection of the flesh, that this word Resurrection is not properly spoken of any thing, save of y• which first fell. For nothing can rise again but y• that fell. For by rising again, because it fell, we say the resurrection is made. Because this syllable, Re, is never added, but when a thing is done again. Wherefore the women in the Gospel, when they went to anoint the body of the Lord, which hung upon the Cross, did hear the Angel of the Lord say. Why seek ye the living among the dead? he is not here but is risen &c.