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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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Moreover the bodies of the wicked 1shall also rise again. For Paul in the Acts saith: I believe all that is written in the Law and the Prophets, hoping in God that the resurrection of the dead, which they themselves look for also, shall be both of the just and unjust. See here, the Apostle saith of the unjust also. But in this resurrection there shall not be taken out of their bodies, the infirmity, corruption, dishonour and misery: for even then that very body rising again in ⟨p. 90⟩dishonour, shall by the judgement and power of God be surely shut in dishonour, and corruption, and so be condemned for ever to bear endless torments, and in death and corruption shall neither dye nor yet corrupt: that even as on earth are found certain bodies that do endure even in the fire, so the cursed bodies of the wicked shall not be worn out nor broken with any torments what so ever, for every minute they shall receive new strength to suffer, and so by continual suffering shall abide their deserved punishments for ever and ever and without all end. For the Lord in the Gospel sayeth, They that have done evil shall rise again to the resurrection of damnation, that is, to an enduring and everlasting damnation. And Daniel before him said, And the multitude of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and perpetual contempt. And in the Gospel again, the Lord saith: Their worm dyeth not, and their fire is not quenched. And the very same words used Isaiah before him in his. 66. Chapter. We must always therefore have that saying of the Lord in our hearts, Fear him that can destroy both the body and the soul in Hell. Thus much hitherto touching the resurrection of the flesh.
Moreouer the bodies of the wicked 1shal also rise againe. For Paule in the Actes sayth: I belieue all that is written in the Lawe and the Prophetes, hopeing in God that the resurrection of the deade, which they themselues looke for also, shalbe both of the iust and vniust. See here, the Apostle saith of the vniust also. But in this resurrection there shal not be taken out of their bodyes, the infirmitie, corruption, dishonour and miserie: for euen then that very body risinge agayne in ⟨p. 90⟩