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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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But it is manifest that that transfiguration was in the accidents: For light and brightness was added, so that the shape & substance of the countenance and body remaining as it was, the countenance and body did glister as the Sun, & the light. And although we read not that the body of the Lord did within those 40. days, wherein he showed himself alive again to his Disciples, make manifest and spread abroad the brightness which it had, and that by reason of the dispensation, whereby also he did eat with his disciples, not withstanding that clarified bodies need not food or nourishment at all: yet nevertheless his body shineth now in Heaven as John in the first of the Apocalypse witnesseth, and the sacred Scriptures lay an assured hope before us, that even our bodies also shall in the resurrection be likewise clarified. For the Lord himself in the Gospel alleging the words of Daniel saith: Then shall the righteous shine as the Sun in his fathers kingdom. For this cause the glorious bodies are called also clarified of the clearness of that Heavenly brightness, wherewith they glister & are adorned.
But it is manifest that that transfiguratiō was in the accidēts: For light and brightnesse was added, so that the shape & substance of the countenance and bodye remayning as it was, the countenaunce and body did glister as the Sunne, & the light. And althoughe wée reade not that the body of ye Lord did within those 40. dayes, wherin he shewed himselfe aliue againe to his Disciples, make manifeste and spread abroade the brightnesse which it had, and that by reason of the dispensation, whereby also hée did eate with his disciples, not withstanding that clarified bodies neede not foode or nourishment at all: yet neuerthelesse his bodie shineth nowe in Heauen as Iohn in the first of the Apocalipse witnesseth, and the sacred Scriptures laye an assured hope before vs, that euen oure bodyes also shall in the resurrection be likewise clarified. For the Lord himselfe in the Gospell alledginge the woords of Daniell sayth: Then shal the righteous shine as the Sonne in his fathers kingdome. For this cause the glorious bodies are called also clarifyed of the clearenesse of that Heauenlie brightnesse, wherewith they glister & are adorned.
Secondarily glory and vileness are made contraries. For Paul saith: