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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.
The love of God worketh in us a 1will to frame our selves wholly to the will and ordinances of him whom we do heartily love. Yea, it is pleasant and sweet to him that loveth God, to do the thing that he perceiveth is acceptable to God if it be done. He that loveth, doth in mind reverence him whom he loveth. His eye is never of him whom he loveth. He doth always and in all things wish for his darling whom he loveth. His only joy is as oft as may be to talk with God, and again to hear the words of God speaking in the Scripture. For the Lord in the Gospel saith: If any man love me he will keep my word, he that loveth me not, doth not keep my words. Again, Abide ye in my love. If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love, even as I also have kept my Fathers commandments and do abide in his love. And again, If any man love me, he will keep my word, and my father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling in him.
The loue of God worketh in vs a 1will to frame our selues wholy to the will and ordinaunces of him whome we doe hartily loue. Yea, it is pleasaunt and swéete to him that loueth God, to doe the thing that he perceiueth is acceptable to God if it be done. He that loueth, doth in mynde reuerence him whome he loueth. His eye is neuer of him whome he loueth. He doth alwayes and in all things wishe for his dearling whom he loueth. His onely ioy is as oft as may be to talke with God, and againe to heare the wordes of God speaking in the Scripture. For the Lorde in the Gospell saith: If any man loue me he will kepe my word, he that loueth me not, doth not keepe my wordes. Againe, Abide ye in my loue. If ye keepe my commaundementes, ye shall abide in my loue, euen as I also haue kept my Fathers commaundements and do abide in his loue. And againe, If any man loue me, he will keepe my word, and my father wil loue him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling in him.
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