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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 Sabbath it self hath sundry significations. For first of all the scripture 1maketh mention of a certain spiritual and continual Sabbath. In this Sabbath we rest from servile work, in abstaining from sin, and doing our best, not to have our own will found in our selves, or to work our own works, but in ceasing from these, to suffer God to work in us, and wholly to submit our bodies to the government of his good spirit. After this Sabbath followeth that eternal Sabbath and everlasting rest, of which Isaiah in his. 58. and. 66. Chapters, speaketh very much, and Paul also in the fourth to the Hebrews. But God is truly worshipped, when we ceasing from evil, and obeying Gods holy spirit, do exercise our selves in the study of good works. At this time I have no leisure, neither do I think that it is greatly profitable for me to reason as largely, or as exquisitely as I could, of the allegorical Sabbath, or spiritual rest. Let us rather (my brethren) in these our mortal bodies, do our endeavour with an unwearied good will of holiness, to sanctify the Sabbath, that pleaseth the Lord so well.
The Sabboth it selfe hath sundry significations. For first of all the scripture 1maketh mention of a certaine spirituall and continuall Sabboth. In this Sabboth we rest from seruile worke, in absteining from sinne, and doing our best, not to haue our owne will found in our selues, or to worke our owne workes, but in ceassing frō these, to suffer God to work in vs, and wholy to submit our bodyes to the gouernment of his good spirit. After this Sabboth foloweth that eternall Sabboth and euerlasting rest, of which Esaie in his. 58. and. 66. Chapters, speaketh very much, and Paul also in the fourth to the Hebrues. But God is truely worshipped, when we ceassing from euill, and obeying Gods holy spirit, do exercise our selues in the studie of good works. At this time I haue no leasure, neyther do I thinke yt it is greatly profitable for me to reason as largely, or as exquisitely as I coulde, of the allegoricall Sabboth, or spirituall rest. Let vs rather (my brethren) in these our mortall bodies, do our indeuour with an vnwearied good wil of holinesse, to sanctifie the Sabboth, that pleaseth the Lord so well.
- 1The Sabbath is spiritual.