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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.
What else is this than if he had said, Thou shalt bring me into life, I say into the very Heavens, where I shall be filled with joys, both by seeing and beholding thee, and also by enjoying thee. At thy right hand in eternal blessedness are joys everlasting. In the Gospel also we read, that the Sheep are placed by the Judge at the right hand, and the Goats at the left. And when the right hand is taken in this sense, Then To sit doth signify to rest from all labours, 1and to live quietly and in happy state. For that saying of the Prophet is very well known: A man shall sit under his Vine. As if he should have said, all things shall be at peace, in safety, and at quiet. So then this that I have said, is meant by the right hand of the father: and where we confess that the Son doth sit at the right hand of the father Almighty, we do acknowledge that our Lord being delivered from all trouble and mortal infirmities, doth now in his humanity, both rest and rejoice in the very local place of Heaven, where we believe that both our souls and bodies shall be, and live for ever.
What else is this than if hee had sayd, Thou shalt bring mee into life, I saye into the very Heauens, where I shalbe filled wyth ioyes, both by seinge and beholdinge thee, and also by enioying thee. At thy right hande in eternall blessednesse are ioyes euerlastinge. In the Gospell also we reade, that the Sheepe are placed by the Iudge at the right hand, and the Goates at the left. And when the right hand is taken in this sense, Then To sitte doth signifie to reste from all labours, 1and to liue quietlie and in happie state. For that saying of the Prophet is very well knowen: A man shall sit vnder his Vine. As if hee should haue sayd, all thinges shalbe at peace, in safetie, and at quiet. So then this that I haue saide, is mente by the righte hande of the father: and where wee confesse that the sonne doth sitte at the righte hande of the father Almightie, wée do acknowledge that our Lorde beinge deliuered from all trouble and mortall infirmities, doth now in his humanitie, both reste and reioyce in the verie locall place of Heauen, where wee belieue that both our soules and bodies shal bee, and liue for euer.
- 1To sit is to be at rest and enjoy felicity.