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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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Furthermore, for Christ our Lord 1and very God, though he have taken on him the nature of us men, yet that notwithstanding, there ought no Image to be erected. For he did not become man to that intent. But he drew up his humanity into heaven, and therewithal gave us a charge, that so often as we pray, we should lift up the eyes of our minds and bodies into heaven above. Moreover, being once ascended, he sent his spirit in stead of him self, unto the Church wherein he hath a spiritual kingdom, and needeth not any bodily or corruptible things. For he commanded that if we would bestow any thing on him or for his sake, we should bestow it on the poor, and not on his picture or image. And now, since without all controversy, our Christ is the very true God, and that the very true God doth forbid to hallow to him any likeness of man, that is, to represent God in the shape of a man, it followeth consequently ⟨p. 122⟩that to Christ no Image is to be dedicated, because he is the true and very God and life everlasting.
Furthermore, for Christ our Lord 1and very God, though he haue taken on him the nature of vs men, yet that notwithstanding, there ought no Image to be erected. For he did not become man to that intent. But he drewe vp his humanitie into heauen, and therewithall gaue vs a charge, that so often as we praye, we shoulde lift vp the eyes of our myndes and bodyes into heauen aboue. Moreouer, being once ascended, he sent his spirit in steede of him selfe, vnto the Church wherin he hath a spiritual kingdome, and néedeth not any bodily or corruptible things. For he commaunded that if we would bestow any thing on him or for his sake, we should bestow it on the poore, and not on his picture or image. And nowe, since without all controuersie, our Christe is the very true God, and that the very true God doth forbid to hallow to him any likenesse of man, that is, to represent God in the shape of a man, it foloweth consequently ⟨p. 122⟩that to Christe no Image is to be dedicated, bycause he is the true and very God and life euerlasting.
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