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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.
Wherefore that is not hard to be believed, that in the Apocalypse is said, that The Sea casteth up her dead. The force of fire had no force to hurt the three companions of Daniel, yea the rage of wild beasts (contrary to nature) abstained from biting Daniel himself: What marvel is it therefore, if at this day, neither the force of fire, nor rage of wield beasts, is able to resist the power of God being disposed to raise his creatures up again? Did not our Lord Christ raise up Lazarus when he had lien three days in the grave, yea and stank too, to life again? Did not he himself having once broken the tyranny of death, rise up again the third day from the dead? did he not rise again in the same substance of flesh, and form of body, wherein he hanged on the Cross, and being taken down from the cross was buried? Not without good cause do we look back to Christ, which is called the first begotten among the dead, so often as we think in what manner the resurrection of our flesh shall be. For the members shall rise again in the same order, that the head is risen up before them in: We verily shall not rise again the third day after our death, but in our manner and order shall we rise at the last day, yea and ⟨p. 86⟩that too in the very same body wherein now we live.
Wherefore that is not harde to be belieued, that in the Apocalipse is said, yt The Sea casteth vp her dead. The force of fyre had no force to hurte the three companions of Daniel, yea the rage of wilde beastes (contrary to nature) absteyned from bytinge Daniell himselfe: What marueile is it therefore, if at this day, neither the force of fyre, nor rage of wielde beasts, is able to resiste the power of God being disposed to raise his creatures vp againe? Did not our Lord Christ rayse vp Lazarus when he had lyen thrée dayes in the graue, yea and stancke too, to life againe? Did not hée himself hauing once brokē ye tyrannie of death, rise vp againe the thirde day from the deade? did he not rise againe in the same substaunce of fleshe, and forme of bodie, wherein hée hanged on the Crosse, and beinge taken downe from the crosse was buried? Not without good cause do wée looke back to Christe, which is called the first begottē among ye dead, so often as we thincke in what maner the resurrection of our fleshe shall bee. For the members shall rise againe in the same order, that the heade is risen vp before them in: Wee verilie shall not rise againe the thirde daye after our death, but in our maner and order shall wee rise at the last daye, yea and