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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 placed in heaven the very ⟨p. 70⟩humanity that he took of us: which is in deed a lively and unreprovable testimony, that all mankind shall at the last be translated into Heaven also. For the members must needs be made conformable to the head.
God hath placed in heauen the very ⟨p. 70⟩humanitie that hee tooke of vs: which is in deede a liuelye and vnreproueable testimonie, that all mankinde shall at the laste be translated into Heauen also. For the members must needes be made conformable to the heade.
Christ our head is risen again from the dead: therefore We his members shall also rise again. And even as a cloud took away the Lord from the sight of his Disciples: So shall we that believe be carried in the Clouds to meet the Lord, and shall whoal•e in Soul and body be, and for ever dwell in Heaven with our head and Lord Christ Jesus.
Christe oure heade is risen agayne from the deade: therefore Wée his members shall also rise againe. And euen as a cloud tooke away the Lord from the sighte of his Disciples: So shall wée that belieue be caried in the Cloudes to meete the Lorde, and shal whoal•e in Soule and bodie bée, and for euer dwell in Heauen wyth oure head and Lord Christe Iesus.
And this doth John evidently teach him that readeth his fourteenth chapter where the Lord saith: I go to prepare a place for you, and will come again to you, and take you unto my self, that wheresoever I am, ye may also be.