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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.
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⟩goeth before his Disciples into Galilee: presently after he cometh into Jury again, where his body was taken up from Mount Olivet into Heaven. All this doth prone the certain verity of Christs his body. But because this body (although it be a true and very body, of the own proper kind, place, disposition, & of the own proper shape, and nature) is called a glorified and glorious body, I will say somewhat of that glory, which verily is incident to the true shape and substance of the body once raised up again.
Now althoughe this bodie be comprehended within a certaine limited place, not dispersed all ouer and euerie where, although it haue a iust quantitie, figure or shape, and a iust weight with the owne kinde and nature, yet notwithstanding it is free from euerie passion, corruption and infirmitie. For the bodie of the Lorde once raysed vppe, was in the Gardeine, and not in the Sepulcher, when the women came to annoynt it, it meeteth them by the waye as they returne from the Sepulcher, and offereth it selfe to be séene of Magdalene in the Gardeine: it goeth in company to Emaus, with the two Disciples that iourneyed to Emaus: in the meane time while hee was wyth them in bodie, hée was not among the other disciples: when they twayne are returned to the eleuen, the Lord himselfe at euening is present wyth them: Hée ⟨p. 88⟩goeth before his Disciples into Galile: presently after hée commeth into Iurie againe, where his body was taken vp from Mount Oliuet into Heauen. All this doth prone the certayne veritie of Christes his body. But because this bodie (although it be a true and verie bodie, of the owne proper kinde, place, disposition, & of the owne proper shape, and nature) is called a glorified and glorious body, I will say somewhat of that glorie, which verily is incident to the true shape and substance of the body once raysed vppe againe.