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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 second Sermon.
THE law of God openly published & 1proclaimed by the Lord our God him self, setteth down ordinary rules for us to know what we have to do, and what to leave undone, requiring obedience and threatening utter destruction to disobedient rebels. This law is divided into the Moral, Ceremonial, and Judicial laws. All which parts and every point whereof Moses hath very exquisitely written, and diligently expounded. The Moral law is that which teacheth men manners, and layeth 2down before us the shape of virtue, declaring therewithal how great righteousness, godliness, obedience, and perfectness God looketh for at the hands of us mortal men. The Ceremonial laws, are they which are 3given concerning the order of holy and Ecclesiastical rites and ceremonies, and also touching the ministers and things assigned to the ministry and other holy uses. Last of all, the Judicial laws give rules concerning 4matters to be judged of between man and man, for the preservation of public peace, equity, and civil honesty. Touching the two latter of these, I will speak of them in place convenient. At this time I mean to discourse upon the Moral law.
THE lawe of God openly published & 1proclaimed by the Lord our God him self, setteth downe ordinarie rules for vs to knowe what we haue to doe, and what to leaue vndone, requiring obedience and threatning vtter destruction to disobedient rebels. This lawe is diuided into the Morall, Ceremoniall, and Iudiciall lawes. All whiche partes and euery point whereof Moses hath very exquisitely written, and diligently expounded. The Morall lawe is that which teacheth men manners, and layeth