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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.
The blessed Martyr and Bishop of Trent Vigilius in his first book against heresies, saith: This was to go to the Father, and to depart from us, to take away out of this world the nature which he took of us. Thou seest therefore that it was proper to the same nature to be taken away, and to depart from us, according to the words of the Angels which said, This Jesus who is taken up from you, shall come again even as ye see him go into heaven. For see the miracle, See the mystery of both his properties: The Son of God in his humanity is departed from us: according to his divinity he saith to us, Behold I am with you always even unto the end of the world. If he be with us how saith he? The time shall come when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man and ye shall not see it. But both he is with us, and not with us. Because them, whom he hath left and departed from in his Godhead, he hath not left nor forsaken in his manhood. This saith he.
The blessed Martyr and Bishop of Trent Vigilius in his first booke against heresies, sayth: This was to go to the Father, and to depart from vs, to take away out of this world the nature whiche he tooke of vs. Thou seest therefore that it was proper to the same nature to be taken away, and to departe from vs, according to the wordes of the Angels whiche sayde, This Iesus who is taken vp from you, shall come againe euen as ye see him goe into heauen. For see the myracle, See the mysterie of both his properties: The Sonne of God in his humanitie is departed from vs: according to his diuinitie he saith to vs, Beholde I am with you alwayes euen vnto the ende of the world. If he be with vs howe sayth he? The time shall come when ye shall desire to see one of the dayes of the sonne of man and ye shal not see it. But both he is with vs, and not with vs. Bycause them, whome he hath left and departed from in his Godhead, he hath not lefte nor forsaken in his manhoode. This sayth he.
The seventh Article of our faith is this. From thence he shall come to 1judge the quick and the dead. In the former Articles there is set forth and confessed the divine goodness, bountifulness and grace in Christ: now also shall be declared the divine justice, severity and vengeance that is in him. For there are two comings of our Lord Jesus Christ. First he came basely in the flesh to be the redeemer and saviour of the world. At the second time he shall come gloriously to judgement to be a judge and revenger that will not be entreated against all unrepentant sinners and wicked doers. And he shall come out of heaven from the right hand of the Father in his visible and very humane body, to be seen of all flesh, with the incomprehensible power of his Godhead, and being attended on by all the Angels. For the Lord him self in the Gospel saith: They shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with great power and glory, and he shall send his angels with the great sound of a trump. &c. But now to judge