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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.
For saith David: The Lord said to my Lord, sit thou at my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool. And the Prophet Zechariah saith: Behold the man, that is called the branch, he shall bud out of his place, and build the Temple of the Lord, and sit and rule upon his Throne, and be a priest upon his seat. In this sense the right hand of God is infinite and contained in no measure of place: & whereas we confess that our Lord doth sit at the right hand of the father, we do profess that the Son is exalted above all things, having all things subject under himself, as Paul in his first Chapter to the Ephesians saith: and finally that the Son being so exalted can do all thing, doth reign in the universal Church, doth deliver them that are his, doth make intercession to the father in heaven, ⟨p. 73⟩and in the power of his Godhead is present in all places. For therefore did the Creed add almightiness to this setting of his, where it is said, He sitteth at the right hand of the father almighty. And in Saint Matthew the Lord saith, To me is given all might in heaven, and in earth, go therefore and bring all nations unto me.
For sayth Dauid: The Lorde saide to my Lorde, sitte thou at my righte hande, till I make thine enimies thy footestoole. And the Prophete Zacharie sayth: Beholde the man, that is called the braunche, hee shal budde oute of his place, and build the Temple of the Lorde, and sitte and rule vppon his Throne, and be a prieste vppon his seate. In this sense the right hand of God is infinite and conteined in no measure of place: & wheras wée confesse that our Lorde doth sitte at the righte hande of the father, wee doe professe that the sonne is exalted aboue all thinges, hauinge all thinges subiecte vnder himselfe, as Paule in his first Chapter to the Ephesians sayth: and finallye that the sonne being so exalted cā do al thinge, doth reigne in the vniuersall Church, doth deliuer them that are his, doth make intercession to ye father in heauē, ⟨p. 73⟩and in the power of his Godheade is present in all places. For therfore did the Créede adde almightinesse to this setting of his, where it is sayde, He sitteth at the right hande of the father almightie. And in Saint Mathew the Lorde sayth, To me is giuen al might in heauen, and in earth, goe therefore and bring all nations vnto me.