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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
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& then he descendeth particularly, & doth by enumeration reckon up yt things that we must not covet, to wit, our neighbours wife, his house, his lands, his cattle & his substance. Beside that too, this doth argue that it is so, because according to yt Hebrew disposition, this commandment is altogether one whole verse not divided into twain. With this division of ours agree Joseph. Antiqui. li. 6. ca. 3. Origenes in Exod. Homelia. 8. Ambros. in. 6. cap. Epist ad Ephe. But the master of sentences having divided this last commandment 1into twain, doth therefore place in yt first table. 3. commandments & no more. He did peradventure follow Augustine herein, who Questio. in Exo. 71. &. Epistola ad Januarium. 119 dothe also reckon up but three Commandments of the first table alone, which he did in respect of the mystical Trinity. And yet this notwithstanding he doth not overslip the commandment for abandoning and not worshipping of images: for undoubtedly, he had always in his mind those ⟨p. 112⟩words of the Lord in the Gospel where he saith: Verily I say unto you though heaven and earth do pass, one jot or title of the law shall not pass, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of the least of these commandments and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven. The same Augustine again, in Questionibus veteris et novi testamenti. lib. 1. cap. 7. maketh four commandments of the first table, and six of the second. And again, he differeth not much from the same order in his thirde book, Ad Bonifacium. &c.
& thē he descendeth particularly, & doth by enumeration reckon vp yt things yt we must not couet, to wit, our neighbours wife, his house, his landes, his cattell & his substance. Beside yt too, this doth argue that it is so, bicause according to yt Hebrue diposition, this commaundement is altogether one whole verse not diuided into twaine. With this diuision of ours agrée Ioseph. Antiqui. li. 6. ca. 3. Origenes in Exod. Homelia. 8. Ambros. in. 6. cap. Epist ad Ephe. But the maister of sentences hauing diuided this last comaundement 1into twaine, doth therefore place in yt first table. 3. comaundements & no more. He did peraduēture folow Augustine herein, who Questio. in Exo. 71. &. Epistola ad Ianuarium. 119 dothe also reckon vp but thrée Commaundements of the first table alone, which he did in respect of the mystical Trinitie. And yet this notwithstanding he dothe not ouerslippe the commaundement for abandoning and not worshipping of images: for vndoutedly, he had alwayes in his mynde those