A17183:592
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.
Those goods of mine are thine. For I am thine: yea, I am thy helper and deliverer, out of all adversities and afflictions. Thou art mine. I have created thee. I live in thee, I do preserve thee. Why then shouldest thou turn away from me, and seek after any strange God what so ever? What needest thou any more hereafter, to hunt after senseless Idols? Thou art the Church and Temple of God. Dost thou not feel and perceive within thy self, that I do dwell in thee, and have thine heart in possession? And what I pray thee hath the Temple of God to do with godless Images?
Those goods of myne are thyne. For I am thine: yea, I am thy helper and deliuerer, out of al aduersities and afflictions. Thou art mine. I haue created thée. I liue in thée, I doe preserue thée. Why then shouldest thou turne away from me, and séeke after any straunge God what so euer? What néedest thou any more hereafter, to hunte after senselesse Idoles? Thou arte the Church and Temple of God. Doste thou not féele and perceiue within thy selfe, that I doe dwell in thée, and haue thine heart in possession? And what I praye thée hath the Temple of God to doe with godlesse Images?
Then also he descendeth and doth 1very severely, yet notwithstanding justly, threaten extreme and terrible revengement. I am (saith he) a jealous God. This may be taken two ways very well, and not amiss. For first the sense may be thus, I will not have thee to seek any other Gods but me, neither will I have thee admit or receive any foreign or unlawful worshipping of me.
Then also he descendeth and doth 1very seuerely, yet notwithstanding iustly, threaten extreme and terrible reuengement. I am (sayth he) a iealous God. This may be taken two wayes very well, and not amisse. For firste the sense may be thus, I will not haue thée to séeke any other Gods but me, neyther will I haue thée admit or receiue any forreine or vnlawfull worshipping of me.