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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.
Furthermore, the Lord doth so pardon 1our sins, not that they should not be any more in us, nor leave their relics behind them as a sting in our flesh, but that they should not be imputed to us to our damnation. Concupiscence sticketh fast, and showeth it self in our flesh, striving still with the good spirit of God, even in the holy ones so long as life lasteth on this earth. Here therefore we have need of long watching and much fasting, to draw from the flesh the nourishment of evil, and often prayers to call to God for aid, that we be not overcome of the evil. And if any man shall hap to fail for feebleness, and be subdued of temptation, let him not yield himself by lying still, to be caught in the devils net, let him rise up again by repentance, and run to Christ, believing that by the death of Christ this fall of his shall be forgiven him. And so often shall he have recourse to him as he shall be ⟨p. 84⟩vanquished by concupiscence and sin. For to this end shoot all the exhortations of the Prophets and Apostles, calling on still to return to the Lord.
Furthermore, the Lord doth so pardon 1our sinnes, not that they should not be any more in vs, nor leaue their reliques behind them as a sting in our flesh, but that they should not be imputed to vs to our damnation. Concupiscence sticketh faste, and sheweth it selfe in our flesh, striuing still with the good spirite of God, euen in the holie ones so lōg as life lastethon this earth. Here therefore wée haue néede of long watching and much fasting, to drawe from the flesh the nourishmēt of euil, and often prayers to call to God for ayde, that wée be not ouercome of the euill. And if any man shal hap to fayle for féeblenesse, and be subdued of temptation, let him not yeld himselfe by lying stil, to be caught in the deuils net, let him rise vp againe by repentaunce, and runne to Christ, belieuing that by the death of Christ this fal of his shalbe forgiuen him. And so often shal hee haue recourse to him as hee shalbe ⟨p. 84⟩vanquished by concupiscēce and sinne. For to this ende shoote all the exhortations of the Prophets and Apostles, calling on still to returne to the Lord.