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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.
By this evident testimony of the Apostle, we may gather in what fashion our bodies shall be in that resurrection: Verily our bodies shall be none other in the resurrection then now they be, this only excepted, that they shall be clean without all corruption, and corruptible affection. For the Apostle saith: The dead, shall rise again: And, we shall be changed.
By this euident testimonie of the Apostle, wee maye gather in what facion our bodyes shalbee in that resurrection: Verilie oure bodyes shalbe none other in the resurrection then now they bee, this onely excepted, that they shalbe cleane without all corruption, and corruptible affection. For the Apostle sayth: The deade, shal rise againe: And, wee shalbe chaunged.
And again pointing expressly and precisely to these very bodies which here we bear about, he saith: This corruptible, This mortal, Yea This body I say, and no other, as Job also witnessed, shall rise again: and that shall rise again incorruptible, which was corruptible: that shall rise again ⟨p. 87⟩immortal, which before the resurrection was mortal. So then this body of ours in the resurrection shall be set free from all evil affections and passions, from all corruption: but the substance thereof shall not be brought to nought, it shall not be changed into a Spirit, it shall not loose the own and proper shape. And this body verily because of that purification and cleansing from those dregs, yea & rather because of these heavenly and divine gifts, is called both a spiritual body and also a glorious and purified body.1
And againe pointing expressly and precisely to these very bodyes which here wée beare aboute, hée sayth: This corruptible, This mortall, Yea This body I saye, and no other, as Iob also witnessed, shal rise againe: and that shall rise agayne incorruptible, which was corruptible: that shall rise againe ⟨p. 87⟩