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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, there was not among the Romans any image of God in any 1temple that they had for the space of. 170. years after Rome was builded. For Plutarch in the life of Numa Pompilius, saith. As for the decrees that Numa made touching Images of the immortal Gods, how like are they almost in every point to the doctrine of Pythagoras? Pythagoras thought that that first beginning (he meaneth God) is not subject to sense or any troublesome affection, but is an invisible and uncreated spirit. And on the other side, Numa forbade the Romans to think that the shape of God hath the likeness of a man, or else the figure or similitude of any living thing. Neither was there among them of the old time any painted or fashioned Image of God, but in the first. 170. years they builded Temples, and set up houses for service to be done in unto the Gods, but bodily similitudes they did not make even as if it were a detestable thing to liken the better unto the worse, and as though God could not otherwise be perceived, but by reason & knowledge only.
Moreouer, there was not among the Romans any image of God in any 1temple that they had for the space of. 170. yeres after Rome was builded. For Plutarch in the life of Numa Pompilius, sayth. As for the decrees that Numa made touching Images of the immortall Gods, how like are they almost in euery point to the doctrine of Pythagoras? Pythagoras thought that that first beginning (he meaneth God) is not subiect to sense or any troublesome affection, but is an inuisible and vncreated spirite. And on the other side, Numa forbad the Romans to thinke that the shape of God hath the likenesse of a man, or else the figure or similitude of any liuing thing. Neyther was there among them of the old time any painted or fashioned Image of God, but in the firste. 170. yeares they builded Temples, and set vp houses for seruice to be done in vnto the Gods, but bodily similitudes they did not make euen as if it were a detestable thing to liken the better vnto the worse, and as though God could not otherwise be perceiued, but by reason & knowledge only.
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