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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.
But why do I make so much ado 1about expounding that which is most evidently declared in the very Creed by that which followeth. For the next is: He sitteth at the right hand of God the father Almighty.
But whie do I make so much adoe 1about expounding that which is most euidentlye declared in the verye Creede by that which followeth. For the nexte is: Hee sitteth at the righte hande of God the father Almightie.
- 1He sitteth at the right hand of God the father Almighty
For by this we understand what kind of place Heaven is, and what our Lord doth in Heaven.
For by this wee vnderstande what kinde of place Heauen is, and what our Lorde doth in Heauen.
It is not surely for our frailty over narrowly to seek out or discuss the secretes of Heaven, and yet it is not against Religion to inquire after that that is taught us in the Scriptures, and so perfectly to remember it as it is taught us. Our Lord is simply said to sit, and that too, to sit at the right hand of the Father Almighty.
It is not surely for our frailtie ouer narrowlie to seeke out or discusse the secretes of Heauen, and yet it is not againste Religion to inquire after that that is taught vs in ye Scriptures, and so perfectlie to remember it as it is taughte vs. Our Lord is simplie sayde to sitte, and that too, to sitte at the righte hande of the Father Almightie.