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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 sixth Article of our faith is: He 1ascended into Heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the father Almighty. That body which is of the same substance with our bodies, taken out of the Virgin Mary, and taken verily of the substance of the Virgin, which hung upon the Cross, and dyed, and was buried, and rose again, the very same body I say, ascended into the Heavens, & sitteth at the right hand of God the father. For after that by the space of 40. days our Lord had abundantly enough instructed his Disciples touching the truth of his resurrection and the kingdom of God, he was taken up into Heaven.
The sixt Article of our fayth is: He 1ascended into Heauen, and sitteth at the right hande of God the father Almightie. That bodye which is of the same substaunce with our bodies, taken oute of the Virgine Marie, and taken verilie of the substaunce of the Virgin, which honge vpon the Crosse, and dyed, and was buried, and rose againe, ye very same bodie I say, ascended into the Heauens, & sitteth at the righte hande of God the father. For after that by the space of 40. dayes our Lord had abundantly enoughe instructed his Disciples touchinge the truth of his resurrection and the kingdome of God, hee was taken vp into Heauen.
- 1The sixth article of our belief.The sixte article of our belief.
By that ascension of his. he declareth to the whole compass of the earth, 1that he is Lord of all things, and that to him are subject all things that are in Heaven and in earth, that he is our strength, the power of the faithful, and he of whom they have to boast against the gates of Hell. For he ascending into Heaven hath lead Captivity captive, and by spoiling his enemies hath enriched his people, on whom he daily heapeth his spiritual gifts. For he sitteth above, that by pouring his virtue from thence into us, he may quicken us with the spiritual life, and deck us with sundry gifts and graces, and lastly defend the Church against all evils. For God is our Saviour, king and bishop.