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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.
Of this word Resurrection or rising again, I have spoken in the exposition 1of that Article, The third day he rose again from the dead. But now this word flesh doth a great deal more significantly express the resurrection of this flesh, then if we should say the resurrection of the body. Verily Cyprian saith, that in some Churches of the East, this article was thus pronounced: I believe the resurrection of this flesh. And Augustine also in the tenth chap. of his book De fide & Symbolo, sayth. We must without doubting believe that this visible, which is properly called flesh, shall rise again. The Apostle Paul doth seem, as it were, with his finger to point at this flesh, when he saith: This corruptible must put on incorruption. When he saith, This: he doth, as it were, put out his finger unto this flesh. This hath Augustine. Moreover Saint Hierome compelleth John, Eishoppe of Jerusalem openly to confess the resurrection of the flesh, not of the body only. Flesh saith he hath one definition, and the body an other. Al flesh is a body: but every body is not flesh. That is flesh properly, which is compact of blood, veins, bones and sinews. A body, although it be called flesh, yet sometime is said to be of like substance ⟨p. 85⟩to the firmament or to the air, which is not subject to touching or seeing: and oftentimes too, may be both touched and seen. A Wall is a body, but it is not flesh. Thus much out of Hierome. Let us therefore believe that mens bodies which are taken of the earth, and which living men bear about, wherein they live and are, which also die, and turn into dust and ashes, That those bodies (I say) are quickened and live again.
Of this word Resurrection or rising againe, I haue spoken in the exposition 1of that Article, The third day hée rose againe from the dead. But now this worde fleshe doth a great deale more significantly expresse the resurrection of this flesh, then if wee should say the resurrection of the bodie. Verily Cyprian saith, that in some Churches of the Easte, this article was thus pronoūced: I belieue the resurrectiō of this flesh. And Augustine also in the tenth chap. of his booke De fide & Symbolo, sayth. Wee must without doubting belieue that this visible, which is properlie caled flesh, shall rise againe. The Apostle Paule doth seeme, as it were, with his finger to point at this flesh, when hee saith: This corruptible must put on incorruption. When hee saith, This: hee doth, as it were, put out his finger vnto this flesh. This hath Augustine. Moreouer Sainct Hierome compelleth Iohn, Eishoppe of Hierusalem openly to confesse the resurrection of the flesh, not of the bodie onely. Fleshe saith he hath one definition, and the bodie an other. Al flesh is a bodie: but euery body is not fleshe. That is flesh properlie, which is compacte of bloud, veynes, boanes and synewes. A bodie, althoughe it be called fleshe, yet sometime is said to be of like substance