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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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Finally, the Lord doth so forgive 1our sins, that he will never once remember them again. For so he foretold us by Jere. in his 31. Ca. H•e therefore doth not punish us. For he hath not only forgiven the fault, but also the punishment due for the sin. Now then whereas the Lord sometime doth whip us with his scourges, and whippeth us for our sins in deed: as the holy Scripture doth plainly declare, he doth it not to the intent that with our affliction we should make satisfaction for the sins we have committed: For then should the death of Christ be of none effect: but yt Lord with whipping doth chastise us, & by whipping us doth let us understand, that he liketh not of the sins which we have committed, and he doth freely forgive: By whipping us also he maketh us examples to other least they sin too, and cutteth from us all occasion of sinning, and by the Cross doth keep our patience in ure. This thus far, touching the forgiveness of sins. Of which I have said somewhat in my sermon of faith that justifieth: and else where.
Finally, the Lord doth so forgiue 1our sinnes, that hee wil neuer once remember them againe. For so hee foretold vs by Iere. in his 31. Ca. H•e therfore doth not punish vs. For he hath not onely forgiuen the fault, but also ye punishment due for the sinne. Now then whereas the Lord sometime doth whip vs with his scourges, and whippeth vs for our sinnes in deede: as the holie Scripture doth plainly declare, hee doth it not to the intent that with our affliction wee should make satisfaction for the sinnes wée haue committed: For then should the death of Christe be of none effecte: but yt Lord with whipping doth chastise vs, & by whipping vs doth let vs vnderstand, that hée liketh not of the sinnes which wee haue committed, and he doth fréelie forgiue: By whipping vs also hée maketh vs exāples to other least they sinne too, and cutteth from vs all occasion of sinning, and by the Crosse doth kéepe our patience in vre. This thus farre, touching the forgieuenesse of sinnes. Of which I haue said somewhat in my sermon of fayth that iustifieth: and else where.
- 1We make not satisfaction for punishment