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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 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.
The fourth Commaundement teacheth vs also the worship due to God, and the hallowing of his holy name, but yet it bendeth somewhat to the outward honour, although neuerthelesse, it frameth to the inward religion. For the Sabboth doth belong both to the inward and outward seruice of God. Let vs sée therefore what we 1haue to thinke, that the Sabboth is, how farre foorth the vse therof extendeth, and after what sort we haue to worship our God, in obseruing the sabboth. Sabboth doth signifie rest and ceassing from seruile worke. And this here I thinke worthy to be noted, that the Lord saith not simply, Sanctifie the Sabboth, but, Remember that thou kéepe holy the Sabboth daye: meaning thereby, that the Sabboth was of olde ordeined, and giuen first of all, to the auncient fathers, and thē againe renued by the Lorde, and beaten into the memorie of the people of Israell. But the summe of the whole Commaundement is, Kéepe holy the Sabboth day. This summe dothe the Lorde by and by more largely amplifie, by reckoning vp the the very dayes, and particular rehearsing of the whole houshold, to whome the kéeping of the Sabboth is giuen in charge.
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