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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 first commandment of the ten, hath the Lord him self expressly 1spoken in these very words that follow. I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, thou shalt have none other Gods before me. This commandment standeth of two branches. The very first whereof also containeth divers matters. For first of all God doth simply offer him self to us, and precisely set down what he will be to us ward, thereby declaring what he is to all men. Whereupon we again do gather what he on the other side doth look for at our hands, and what our duty is to him. Thirdly and last of all he addeth an evident proof of that, where he said that he is our God.
The first commaundement of the tenne, hath the Lord him selfe expresly 1spoken in these very wordes that followe. I am the Lorde thy God, which brought thee out of the lande of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, thou shalte haue none other Gods before me. This commaundement standeth of two branches. The very first whereof also conteineth diuers matters. For first of al God doth simply offer him selfe to vs, and prerisely set downe what he will be to vs ward, thereby declaring what he is to all men. Wherevpon we againe doe gather what he on the other side doth looke for at our handes, and what our duetie is to him. Thirdly and last of al he addeth an euident proofe of that, where he sayde that he is our God.
- 1The first commandment.The first commaundement.
In the beginning, he crieth out and saith: I am the Lord thy God. Wherein he declareth what he is, and what he will be unto all men. These words are like to the words of the covenant which God made with Abraham, and in Abraham with all faithful believers. I am, sayeth 1