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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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Although therefore these very bodies & members which now we bear 1shall after the resurrection be in Heaven, yet nevertheless because they are clarified and cleansed from all corruption, and feeling of the natural 2body, there shall not be verily any natural or corruptible sense or affection, nor use of the carnal body and members. 3And this doth the Lord affirm against the Sadducees that dreamt of marriages in Heaven, or rather by that absurdity made a mock of the resurrection, where he saith: The sons of this world marry wives, and give in marriage: but they that shall be thought worthy of that world and of the resurrection from the dead do neither marry wives, nor give in marriage: neither can they die any more. For they are equal to the Angels, and are yt sons of God, as soon as they be the sons of resurrection. To which effect also Paul saith: Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God. And least peradventure any man should mistake his words, and think that he spake of the substance of the flesh, he addeth immediately this for interpretation thereof, and saith, Neither shall corruption inherit incorruption. Wherefore flesh and blood, that is to say, the affections and lusts of the flesh, shall not be in the Elect that live in Heaven. For the joys of Heaven do differ a great deal from the joys of the earth, & are so far forth of an other condition, that they cannot admit such corrupt Creatures to be inheritors of them, & for that cause the corruptible bodies must first be purged from all corruption, & by that means purely clarified. The Turks therefore are deceived that look for earthly joys.
Although therefore these very bodies & members which now we beare 1shall after the resurrection be in Heauen, yet neuerthelesse because they are clarified and clensed from all corruption, and féelinge of the naturall 2bodie, there shal not be verilie any natural or corruptible sense or affection, nor vse of the carnall bodie and members. 3