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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
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And again in another place the same Apostle saith. This I say unto you in the word of the Lord, that we, which shall live and be remaining at the coming of the Lord, shall not prevent them which are a sleep. Because the Lord him self shall come down out of heaven with a great noise, and the voice of an Archangel and the trump of God, and first shall the dead in Christ rise up again, then shall we which shall be a live & be remaining, ⟨p. 76⟩be caught up together with them in the clouds into the air to meet the Lord: and so shall we be with the Lord for evermore.
And again in another place the same Apostle saith. This I say vnto you in the word of the Lord, that we, which shall liue and be remaining at the cō ming of the Lorde, shall not preuent them which are a sleepe. Bycause the Lorde him selfe shal come downe out of heauen with a great noyse, and the voice of an Archangel and the trump of God, and firste shall the deade in Christe rise vp againe, then shall we which shall be a liue & be remaining, ⟨p. 76⟩be caught vp together with them in the cloudes into the ayre to meete the Lorde: and so shall we be with the Lord for euermore.
We confess therefore in this seventh 1Article that we believe there shall be an end of all things in this world, and that the felicity of the wicked shall not endure for ever. For we believe that God is a just God who hath given all judgement unto his Son, to repay to every one in that day according to his works, pains to the wicked that never shall be ended, and to the godly joys everlasting. And so in this Article we profess that we look for a deliverance, a ceasing from troubles, and the reward of life everlasting. For how should he destroy them that believe in him, his people, and his servants, who in the most true Gospel saith. Verily I say unto you that ye▪ which have followed me in the regeneration, when the Son of man shall sit on the seat of his majesty, ye also shall sit upon twelve seats judging the twelve tribes of Israel. There are most certain rewards and penalties appointed for the godly and ungodly in the word of trueth. He can not lye that said to Isaiah, Say to the righteous that it shall go well with him, for he shall enjoy the fruit of his study. But woe be to the wicked, it shall be evil with him, for he shall be rewarded according to the works of his own hands. And thus much touching the second part of the Creed. Now are we come to the third part.