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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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First of all it is needful to acknowledge & confess that we are sinners, & 1that by nature, and our own proper merits, we are the children of wrath & damnation. For S, John doth not in vain nor without a cause call every one a liar that saith he hath no sin. And God which knoweth the harts of men hath commanded us even till the last gasp to pray, saying: Forgive us our debts. Moreover, in the Gospel we have two excellent examples of men openly confessing their sins to God, the prodigal Son, I say, and the Publican in S. Luk. Let us therefore think that we are all sinners, as Paul also taught: yea, as he hath evidently proved in the first Cap. to the Romans, & let us freely confess to God our sins with David in the 32. and 51. Psal. saying: My sin have I made known to thee, & mine iniquity I have not hid. I have said: I will confess mine unrighteousness against my self, & thou haste forgiven the iniquity of mine offence. Have mercy on me O God, according to thy great mercy. &c. The ⟨p. 82⟩Psalm is known.
First of all it is néedeful to acknowledge & confesse that wée are sinners, & 1that by nature, and our owne proper merits, we are the children of wrath & damnation. For S, Iohn doth not in vaine nor without a cause call euerie one a lyar yt saith he hath no sinne. And God which knoweth the harts of men hath cōmaunded vs euen till the laste gaspe to pray, saying: Forgiue vs our debtes. Moreouer, in the Gospel wee haue two excellent examples of mē openlie confessing their sinnes to God, ye prodigall sonne, I say, and the Publican in S. Luk. Let vs therfore thincke that wee are all sinners, as Paule also taught: yea, as he hath euidently proued in the first Cap. to the Romanes, & let vs fréely confesse to God our sinnes with Dauid in the 32. and 51. Psal. saying: My sinne haue I made knowē to thee, & mine iniquitie I haue not hid. I haue saide: I wil confesse mine vnrighteousnes against my self, & thou haste forgiuen the iniquitie of mine offence. Haue mercie on me O God, accordig to thy great mercie. &c. The ⟨p. 82⟩Psalme is knowen.