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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.
And although God in deed be not shut up in any place. For he saith: Heaven is my Seat, and Earth the footstool of my feet. Yet because the glory of God doth most of all shine in the Heavens, and because that in Heaven he giveth himself to be seen and enjoyed of them that are his, according to that saying: We shall see him even as he is. And again. No man shall see me saith the Lord and live, Therefore God is said to dwell in Heaven.
And although God in deede be not shutte vp in any place. For hee sayth: Heauen is my Seate, and Earth the footestoole of my feete. Yet because the glorie of God doth most of all shine in the Heauens, and because that in Heauen hée giueth himself to be seene and enioyed of them that are his, accordinge to that sayinge: Wee shall see him euen as hee is. And againe. No man shall see mee sayth the Lorde and liue, Therefore God is sayde to dwell in Heauen.
Moreover Christ our Lord touching his Divinity, is not shut up in any place: but according to his humanity once taken, which he drew up into Heaven, he is in the very local place of Heaven, neither is he in the mean time here in earth and every where bodily, but being severed from us in body, remaineth in Heaven. For he ascendeth, which leaving that which is below, doth go to that above.
Moreouer Christe our Lorde touchinge his Diuinitie, is not shutte vp in any place: but accordinge to his humanitie once taken, which he drew vp into Heauen, hée is in the verie locall place of Heauen, neyther is he in the meane time heere in earth and euery where bodilie, but being seuered from vs in bodie, remayneth in Heauē. For hee ascendeth, which leauinge that which is belowe, doth goe to that aboue.
Christ therefore leaving the earth, hath placed a seat for his body above all Heavens. Not that he is carried up beyond all Heavens, but because ascending up above all the Circles into the utmost and highest Heaven, he is taken (I say) into the place appointed for those that are saved. For Paul the Apostle speaking plainly enough to be understood saith: Our conversation is in Heaven, from whence we look for the Saviour to come &c.