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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 rule of faith is, that we out of hand profess openly what our belief is, which is that in deed, whereby we believe that there is one God only, & not any other beside the maker of the world, which by his word sent out first of all brought forth all things of nothing. That ⟨image 9⟩word being called his Son, being seen after sundry sorts of the Patriarchs, being always heard in the Prophets, and lastly by the spirit and power of God the father being brought into the virgin Mary, being made flesh in her womb and borne of her, became Jesus Christ, (which) afterward preached the new law and the new promise of the kingdom of Heaven, wrought miracles, sate at the right hand of the Father, was nailed to the cross, rose again the third day, was taken into the heavens, sitteth at the right hand of the Father, sent the power of the holy Ghost to govern the believers in his own steed, shall come with glory to take the saints into the joy of eternal life and heavenly promises, and to condemn the wicked to everlasting fire, when both the parties are raised up and have their flesh restored again.
THe rule of faith is, that we out of hande professe openly what our beleefe is, which is that in deed, wherby we beleeue that there is one God onlie, & not any other beside the maker of the worlde, whiche by his worde sent out firste of all brought foorth all thinges of nothing. That