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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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Secondarily glory and vileness are made contraries. For Paul saith: 1He shall change our vile body, to make it in fashion like to his glorious body. In these words, Vileness and Glory, are set the one against the the other. Vileness comprehendeth the whole pack of miseries and infirmities, passions and affections, which for sin was laid upon the body. From all which our bodies are purged in the resurrection of life: so that then the glorious bodies are bodies drained from the dregs of all corruption, passions and infirmities, and clad with eternity, heavenly feeling and glory. For the Apostle saith: It is sown in corruption, it riseth in incorruption: it is sown in dishonour, it riseth in glory: it is sown in infirmity, it riseth in power: it is sown a natural body, it riseth a spiritual body. The gifts therefore of the glorious & clarified bodies are very great and many, as incorruption, glory, power ⟨p. 89⟩& the quickening spirit. For the Apostle himself showing what he meant by the natural & spiritual body, addeth this immediately & saith: There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body: as it is written. The first man Adam was made a living Soul, and the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. And yet again more plainly he saith: Howbeit that is not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural, and then that which is spiritual. The first man is of the earth earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they that are earthy: & as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the earthy, so shall we bear the image 2of the heavenly. So then Paul calleth that natural body an earthy body, which we have of our first father Adam, whose quickening is of the soul and by it doth live. And he calleth the spiritual body, an Heavenly body, which we have of Christ, and made to the likeness of the body of Christ, which although it be a very body in deed, and the flesh thereof be very flesh in deed, yet notwithstanding it is quickened and preserved by the spirit of Christ, and needeth not any power vegetative.
Secondarilie glorie and vilenesse are made contraries. For Paul saith: 1