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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 order which the Lord useth 1in giving these commandments, is natural and very excellent. In the first precept, the Lord did teach us faith and love to God ward. In the second, he removed from us Idols, and all foreign kind of worship. In the third, he began to instruct us in the true and lawful worship of GOD: which worship standeth in the sanctifying of his holy name, for us to call thereon, and holily and freely to praise it, and to think and speak of it as religiously as he shall give us grace.
The order which the Lorde vseth 1in giuing these commaundements, is naturall and very excellent. In the first precept, the Lorde did teache vs faith and loue to God ward. In the second, he remoued from vs Idoles, and all forreine kinde of worship. In the third, he beganne to instruct vs in the true and lawfull worship of GOD: which worship standeth in the sanctifying of his holy name, for vs to call thereon, and holily and fréely to praise it, and to thinke and speake of it as religiously as he shall giue vs grace.
- 1The order of the Lord his commandments.The order of the Lord his commaundements.
The fourth Commandment teacheth us also the worship due to God, and the hallowing of his holy name, but yet it bendeth somewhat to the outward honour, although nevertheless, it frameth to the inward religion. For the Sabbath doth belong both to the inward and outward service of God. Let us see therefore what we 1have to think, that the Sabbath is, how far forth the use thereof extendeth, and after what sort we have to worship our God, in observing the sabbath. Sabbath doth signify rest and ceasing from servile work. And this here I think worthy to be noted, that the Lord saith not simply, Sanctify the Sabbath, but, Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath day: meaning thereby, that the Sabbath was of old ordained, and given first of all, to the ancient fathers, and then again renewed by the Lord, and beaten into the memory of the people of Israel. But the sum of the whole Commandment is, Keep holy the Sabbath day. This sum doth the Lord by and by more largely amplify, by reckoning up the the very days, and particular rehearsing of the whole household, to whom the keeping of the Sabbath is given in charge.