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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.
This universal Church hath her particular churches, I mean the church of Adam and of the Patriarchs, the Church of Moses and of the Prophets before the birth of Christ, the Christian Church which is so named of Christ him self, and the Apostolical Church gathered together by the Apostles doctrine in the name of Christ. And finally it containeth these particular Churches, as the Church of Jerusalem, of Antioch, of Alexandria, of Rome, of Asia, of Africa, of Europe, of the East, of the West. &c. And yet all these Churches as it were members of one body under the only head Christ (for Christ alone is the head of his Church not only triumphant, but militant also) do make one only Catholic Church: in which there are not to be found either heresies or schisms: and for that cause is it called the true Church, to wit, of the 1right and true opinion, judgement, faith and doctrine. For in the Church only is true faith, and without the Church of God is neither any trueth, nor yet salvation.
This vniuersall Churche hath hir particular churches, I mean the churche of Adam and of the Patriarches, the Churche of Moses and of the Prophetes before the byrth of Christe, the Christian Churche which is so named of Christe him selfe, and the Apostolicall Church gathered together by the Apostles doctrine in the name of Christ. And finally it containeth these particular Churches, as the Churche of Ierusalem, of Antioch, of Alexandria, of Rome, of Asia, of Aphrica, of Europe, of the East, of the West. &c. And yet all these Churches as it were members of one body vnder the onely heade Christe (for Christe alone is the heade of his Church not onely triumphant, but militant also) do make one onely Catholike Churche: in whiche there are not to be founde either heresies or schismies: and for that cause is it called the true Church, to wit, of the 1right and true opinion, iudgement, fayth and doctrine. For in the Church onely is true fayth, and without the Church of God is neyther any trueth, nor yet saluation.
- 1The true Church.The true Churche.