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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.
I will add a few testimonies to 1prove the resurrection of our flesh. Job confessing his faith touching the resurrection of the dead in his great weakness, affliction and sickness, saith: I know that my redeemer liveth, and that in the last day I shall rise out of the earth, and shall be clad again with my skin, & in my flesh I shall see God: whom even I my self shall see, and my eyes shall behold and none other. This hope is laid up in my bosom. This testimony is so evident as that it needeth no larger an exposition.
I will adde a fewe testimonies to 1proue the resurrection of oure fleshe. Iob confessing his faith touchinge the resurrection of the deade in his greate weakenesse, affliction and sicknesse, sayth: I knowe that my redeemer lyueth, and that in the laste day I shall rise out of the earth, and shalbe clad againe with my skinne, & in my flesh I shall see God: whom euen I my selfe shall see, and my eyes shal behold and none other. This hope is layde vp in my bosome. This testimonie is so euident as that it néedeth no larger an exposition.
- 1Testimonies of the true resurrection.Testimoni•s of the true resurrection.
No less evident are those testimonies out of Isaiah, Cap. 26. Ezech. 37. Psalm. 15. Matth. 22. John. 5. 6. 11. Throughout the Acts in every place is often repeated the resurrection of the dead. S. Paul in the 15. Chap. of his first Epistle to the Corinthians, doth make a full discourse of this resurrection. In the fourth Chapter of his 2. Epistle he saith: We which live are always delivered to death, for Jesus sake, that the life of Jesus also might appear in our mortal flesh. See now what could be spoken more plainly, then that the life of Christ shall be made to appear in this mortal flesh of ours? For by and by after he saith: We know that he that raised up the Lord Jesus, shall raise us up also by the means of Jesus. And in the fifth Chapter again: We must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ (saith he) that every man may receive the works of his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or evil. Therefore these very bodies of ours shall rise again in the day of judgement.