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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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For speaking yet more plainly, and proving that that body of his was not a spiritual substance, he said: A spirit hath not flesh and bones as ye see that I have. He hath therefore a purified body, flesh and bones, and the very same members which he had when as yet his body was not purified. And for this cause, did the same Lord offer to Thomas his side, and the scars of his five wounds, to be felt and handled, to the end that we should not doubt but that his very body was raised up again. He did both eat and drink with his Disciples, as Peter in the Acts witnesseth before Cornelius, that all men might know that the very self same body, that died, rose from death again.
For speaking yet more plainely, and prouing that that bodie of his was not a spirituall substaunce, hee sayde: A spirite hath not fleshe and bones as yee see that I haue. Hee hath therefore a purified bodie, fleshe and bones, and the verie same members which hee had when as yet his bodie was not purified. And for this cause, did the same Lorde offer to Thomas his syde, and the scarres of his fiue woundes, to bee fealt and handled, to the ende that wee shoulde not doubte but that his verie bodie was raised vp againe. Hee did both eate and drincke wyth his Disciples, as Peter in the Actes witnesseth before Cornelius, that all men might know that the verie self same bodie, that died, rose from death againe.
Now although this body be comprehended within a certain limited place, not dispersed all over and every where, although it have a just quantity, figure or shape, and a just weight with the own kind and nature, yet notwithstanding it is free from every passion, corruption and infirmity. For the body of the Lord once raised up, was in the Garden, and not in the Sepulchre, when the women came to anoint it, it meeteth them by the way as they return from the Sepulchre, and offereth it self to be seen of Magdalene in the Garden: it goeth in company to Emmaus, with the two Disciples that journeyed to Emmaus: in the mean time while he was with them in body, he was not among the other disciples: when they twain are returned to the eleven, the Lord himself at evening is present with them: He ⟨p. 88⟩