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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.
Moreover, the souls are made partakers of this eternal life immediately after they are departed out of the bodies, as the Lord him self witnesseth saying, He that believeth in the Son of God shall not come into judgement, but hath escaped from death to life. As for the bodies they are buried and do putrefy, and yet so notwithstanding, that they shall not be without life for ever. But they shall then at length be received into eternal life, when being raised up, they shall after the time of judgement be caught into the air, there to meet Christ that they may for ever be with the Lord. For then do the souls return out of Heaven every one to his own body, that the whole, perfect & full man may live for ever both in soul and body. For the soul of Christ dying on the Cross did out of hand depart into Paradise, and the third day after returned to the body, which rose again and ascended into heaven. Even as therefore, eternal life came to the head Christ, so shall it also come to all and every member of Christ.
Moreouer, the soules are made partakers of this eternall life immediatly after they are departed out of the bodyes, as the Lorde him self witnesseth saying, Hee that beleeueth in the Sonne of God shall not come into iudgemente, but hath escaped from death to life. As for the bodyes they are buried and doe putrifie, and yet so notwithstanding, that they shal not be without life for euer. But they shall then at length be receiued into eternall lyfe, when being raysed vp, they shall after the time of iudgement be caught into the ayre, there to méete Christ that they may for euer be with the Lord. For then doe the soules returne out of Heauen euery one to his owne body, that the whole, perfect & ful mā may liue for euer both in soule and body. For the soule of Christ dying on the Crosse did out of hande departe into Paradise, and the thirde day after returned to the body, whiche rose againe and ascended into heauen. Euen as therefore, eternall life came to the heade Christ, so shal it also come to all and euery member of Christ.
Now, whereas Paul citing Isaiah, saith: What the eye hath not seen, nor the ea•e heard, nor hath at any time come into the heart of man, that hath the Lord prepared for them that love him. I suppose verily if all were said touching eternal life, that might be spoken by all the men of all ages that ever were or shall be, yet that scarcely the very least part thereof hath or shall be throughly touched.