A17183:571
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.
none of us must attribute gods properties to his creatures, nor yet the things which we of duty do owe to God him self. The properties of God are these, to be all over, and every where, to see all, to know all, to be able to do all, to give life, to deliver and cleanse from sins, to save, preserve, to justify, to sanctify, and what so ever else is like to these. On the other side, our duty to him is, to reverence God, to call on God, to fear God, to worship God, to hope in God, to stick to God, to hear God, to believe God, and to obey God.
none of vs must attribute gods properties to his creatures, nor yet the things which we of duetie do owe to God him selfe. The properties of God are these, to be all ouer, and euery where, to sée all, to knowe all, to be able to do all, to giue lyfe, to deliuer and cleanse from sinnes, to saue, preserue, to iustifie, to sanctifie, and what so euer else is like to these. On the other side, our dutie to him is, to reuerence God, to call on God, to feare God, to worship God, to hope in God, to sticke to God, to heare God, to beléeue God, and to obey God.
The strange God therefore is that 1which is not God properly and by nature, yea, it is what so ever we do make to our selves to be our God, beside the very, living, and eternal God, wherein we trust, wherein we hope, whereon we call, which we do love and fear, whereon we settle and fasten our minds, whereupon we do depend, whereof we make account as of our treasure, help and safeguard both in prosperity and our adversity. When Rachel asketh children of Jacob, she hath this answer at his hand. Am I God which have made thee barren? And again, when Joram king of Israel had by Naaman received letters from Benhadad king of Syria, requesting to cleanse the leprosy, he rent his clothes for anger, and cried out, saying: Am I God, that I can kill and restore to life again? Let God alone therefore be our God, that is, our life and safeguard, our help and refuge, our protection and deliverance, our hope and love, our fear, our dread, our trembling and all. These if we do attribute to others, and not to God alone, then shall we make other Gods to our selves.