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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.
Although Daniel did not sacrifice, yet did he at certain hours in the day time, worship God in his own house.
Although Daniel did not sacrifice, yet did he at certaine houres in the day time, worship God in his owne house.
The house of Cornelius at Caesarea was the Church, wherein Peter preached in a very good and ecclesiastical assembly or congregation, and he, because Joppe had no Church for him to pray in, went up to the higher part of the house to make his prayers there. Neither is it to be doubted but that the Eunuch of Queen Candaces nobility, of whom mention is made in the Acts of the Apostles, did ordain a Church in Ethiopia. And let them be persuaded, which are without the public and lawful use of the Sacraments, that that shall not be imputed to their default, which is committed, not by them but by another's offence. For even in such a case can the Lord work well by his spirit, in the minds of his people. But whereas by the grace of God, liberty is given for the congregation to assemble, and to hear the free, sincere, and true preaching of the Gospel, and lastly, to celebrate the Sacraments, there must those private and domesticall Churches be broken up and come to an end: not for because the house of a godly householder is not, nor remaineth still a Church, but for because the hearing of Gods word, prayer, and the celebrating of the Sacraments, ought to be public and common to all the Saints. For those assemblies by stealth, which the Anabaptists use, and all other sectaries, are both worthily and utterly condemned.
The house of Cornelius at Cesarea was the Church, wherin Peter preached in a very good and ecclesiasticall assemblie or congregation, and he, bycause Ioppe had no Church for him to pray in, went vp to the higher part of the house to make his prayers there. Neyther is it to be doubted but that the Eunuch of Quéene Candaces nobilitie, of whome mention is made in the Actes of the Apostles, did ordeine a Church in Aethiopia. And let them be persuaded, whiche are without the publique and lawefull vse of the Sacramentes, that that shall not be imputed to their default, whiche is committed, not by them but by anothers offence. For euen in such a case can the Lorde worke well by his spirite, in the myndes of his people. But whereas by the grace of God, libertie is giuen for the congregation to assemble, and to heare the frée, sincere, and true preaching of the Gospell, and lastly, to celebrate the Sacraments, there must those priuate and domesticall Churches be broaken vp and come to an end: not for bycause the house of a godly housholder is not, nor remaineth still a Church, but for bycause the hearing of Gods worde, prayer, and the celebrating of the Sacramentes, ought to be publique and common to all the Saints. For those assemblies by stealth, which the Anabaptistes vse, and all other sectaries, are bothe worthily and vtterly condemned.