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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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Paul the Apostle also witnesseth and saith: We that live and shall be remaining in the coming of the Lord, shall be carried in the Clouds together with them that are raised up from the dead to meet the Lord in the air. We confess therefore in this article, that Jesus Christ being taken up into Heaven is Lord of all things, the king and bishop, the deliverer and Saviour of all the faithful in the whole world. We confess that in Christ and for Christ we believe the life everlasting, which we shall have in this body at the end of the world, and in soul so soon as we are once departed out of this world.
Paule the Apostle also witnesseth and sayth: Wee that liue and shalbe remayninge in the comminge of the Lorde, shalbe caryed in the Cloudes together wyth them that are raysed vp from the deade to meete the Lorde in the ayre. Wee confesse therefore in this article, that Iesus Christe being taken vp into Heauen is Lorde of all thinges, the kinge and byshoppe, the deliuerer and Sauiour of all the faythful in the whoale world. Wée confesse that in Christe and for Christ wee belieue the lyfe euerlastinge, which wee shall haue in this bodie at the ende of the worlde, and in soule so soone as wee are once departed oute of this world.
But now by the way we must weigh the very words of this article. He ascended, we say. Who 1ascended I pray you? He that was borne of the Virgin Mary, that was Crucified, dead and buried, that rose again from the dead: He (I say) ascended verily both body and soul. But whether ascended he? Into Heaven. Heaven in the Scriptures is not taken always in one signification.
But nowe by the waye wee must weighe the very woords of this article. Hee ascended, wee saye. Who 1ascended I praye you? Hee that was borne of the Virgine Marie, that was Crucifyed, dead and buried, that rose againe from the deade: Hee (I saye) ascended verilie both bodie and soule. But whether ascended hee? Into Heauen. Heauen in the Scriptures is not taken alwayes in one signification.