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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.
And the conscience verily is the 1knowledge, judgement, and reason of a man, whereby every man in him self, and in his own mind being made privy to every thing that he either hath committed, or not committed, doth either condemn or else acquit him self. And this reason proceedeth from God, who both prompteth and writeth his judgements in the hearts and minds of men.
And the conscience verily is the 1knowledge, iudgement, and reason of a man, whereby euery man in him selfe, and in his owne minde being made priuie to euery thing that he eyther hath committed, or not committed, doth eyther condemne or else acquite him self. And this reason procéedeth from God, who both prompteth and writeth his iudgementes in the hearts and mindes of men.
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Moreover, that which we call Nature, is the proper disposition or inclination 1of every thing. But the disposition of mankind being flatly corrupted by sin, as it is blind, so also is it in all points evil and naughty. It knoweth not God, it worshippeth not God, neither doth it love the neighbour, but rather is affected with self love toward it self, and seeketh still for the own advantage. For which cause the Apostle said: That we by nature are the children of wrath. Wherefore the law of nature, is not called the law of nature, because in the nature & disposition of man ⟨p. 101⟩there is of, or by it self that reason of light exhorting to the best things, and that holy working: but for because God hath imprinted or engraven in our minds some knowledge, and certain general principles of religion, justice and goodness, which because they be grafted in us and borne together with us, do therefore seem to be naturally in us.