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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.
Whereupon when as once the Capernaites were offended, because the Lord had called himself the bread of life, that came down from Heaven to give life unto the World, He saith: Doth this offend you? What therefore if you shall see the Son of man ascend thither where he was before? As if he should say, then verily ye will gather by my quickening, resurrection, and glorious ascension into the Heavens, that I am the bread of Life brought down from Heaven, and now again taken up into the Heavens, there to remain the Saviour, life, and Lord of Heaven and earth.
Whereuppon when as once the Capernaites were offended, because the Lord had called himselfe the bread of life, that came downe from Heauen to giue life vnto the Worlde, Hee sayth: Doth this offende you? What therefore if you shall see the sonne of man ascende thether where hee was before? As if hee should saye, then verilie ye will gather by my quickeninge, resurrection, and glorious ascension into the Heauens, that I am the breade of Lyfe broughte downe from Heauen, and now againe taken vp into the Heauens, there to remayne the Sauiour, life, and Lord of Heauen and earth.
Moreover S. Peter the Apostle in the Acts saith: Let all the house of Israel know for a surety, that God hath made the same Jesus whom ye have Crucified Lord and Christ.1
Moreouer S. Peter the Apostle in the Actes sayth: Let all the house of Israell knowe for a suretie, that God hath made the same Iesus whom yee haue Crucifyed Lord and Christe.1
- 1The for• of Christ his ascension into heaven.The for• of Christ his ascension into heauen.