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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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And we confess that this resurrection was made the third day, I mean the third day after his death. For upon the day of Preparation he is taken down from the Cross, & carried into a sepulchre, where his body ⟨p. 69⟩resteth the whole Sabbath day, and about the beginning of the first day of sabbaths, which I say, is the first day of the week, and among us at this day is called Sunday, in the morning he rose again from the dead. Whereas therefore in the twelfth Chap. of the Gospel after S. Matthew we read that the Lord said: As Jonah was three days and three nights, in the belly of the Whale: So shall the Son of man be in the heart of the earth three days, and three nights: Yet notwithstanding in the sixteenth, and twentieth Chapters expounding himself, as having spoken that by Synecdoche he saith: I must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the Scribes and elders, and be killed, and raised up again the third day.
And wee confesse that this resurrection was made the thirde daye, I meane the thirde day after his death. For vppon the daye of Preparation hee is taken downe from the Crosse, & caried into a sepulcher, where his bodie ⟨p. 69⟩resteth the whole Sabboth daye, and about the beginning of the first day of sabbothes, which I say, is the first day of the weeke, and amonge vs at this day is called Sunday, in the morning hée rose againe from the dead. Wheras therfore in the twelfth Chap. of the Gospell after S. Mathewe wee reade that the Lorde saide: As Ionas was three dayes and three nightes, in the belly of the Whale: So shall the sonne of man bee in the harte of the earth three dayes, and three nightes: Yet notwithstandinge in the sixtenth, and twenteth Chapters expoundinge himselfe, as hauinge spoken that by Synecdoche hee sayth: I must goe to Hierusalem, and suffer many thinges of the Scribes and elders, and be killed, and raysed vp againe the thirde daye.
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