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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.
S. Augustine in his book De Fide 1et Symbolo hath, I believe the holy Church, not I believe in the holy Church. There are alleged also his words in his epistle Ad Neophytos, touching consecration, Distinct. 4. ca. 1. We said not that ye had to believe in the Church as in God, but understand how we said, that ye being conversant in the holy Catholic Church should believe in God.
S. Augustine in his booke De Fide 1et Symbolo hath, I beleeue the holy Churche, not I beleeue in the holy Church. There are alledged also his wordes in his epistle Ad Neophytos, touching consecration, Distinct. 4. ca. 1. We saide not that ye had to beleeue in the Church as in God, but vnderstād how we said, that ye being cōuersant in the holy Catholique Churche should beleeue in God.
- 1Augustine
Much more evidently doth Paschasius 1in the first Chap. of his first book De Spiritu Sancto say, We believe the Church as the mother of regeneration: we do not believe in the Church as the author of salvation. He that believeth in the Church, believeth in man. For man hath not his being of the Church, but the Church began by man. Leave of therefore this blasphemous persuasion to think that thou haste to believe in any worldly Creature: since thou mayst not believe neither in Angel nor Archangel. The unskilfulness of some have drawn and taken the preposition, In, from the sentence that goeth next before, and put it to that that followeth, adding thereto also too too shamelessly somewhat more then needed. This hath Paschasius in that book of his which Saint Gregory the great Bishop of Rome liked 2very well of.