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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.
So now ye have heard the opinions of the ancient Doctors of the Church, Cyprian, Augustine, Gregory, Paschasius, Pope Leo, and also of Thomas of Aquine which taught now in the later times. And (dearly beloved) ye do understand by proofs taken out of the Canonical Scripture, that we must acknowledge and confess the holy Catholic Church, but not believe in the holy Catholic Church.
So nowe ye haue hearde the opinions of the auncient Doctours of the Churche, Cyprian, Augustine, Gregorie, Paschasius, Pope Leo, and also of Thomas of Aquine whiche taught nowe in the later times. And (dearely beloued) ye doe vnderstande by proofes taken out of the Canonicall Scripture, that we must acknowledge and confesse the holy Catholike Churche, but not beléeue in the holy Catholique Church.
And now we have to see what that is that is called the Church, and what is called the Catholic church.
And nowe we haue to sée what that is that is called the Churche, and what is called the Catholique church.
Ecclesia, which word we use for 1the Church is properly an assembly, it is I say where the people are called out or gathered together to hear somewhat touching the affairs of the common weal. In this present treatise it is the company, communion, congregation, multitude, or fellowship of all that profess the name of Christ. Catholic is as much to say as, this fellowship is universal, as that that is extended through all places and ages. For the Church of Christ is not restrained into any corner among the Donatists in Africa: it stretcheth out it self through the compass of the world and unto all ages, and doth contain all the faithful from the first Adam even unto the very last Saint that shall be remaining before the end of the world.