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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
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After him again, the holy Emperors 1Gratian, Valentinian & Theodosius, make a decree, and give out the edict in these very words: We will and command all people that are subject to our gracious Empire, to be of that religion, which the very religion taught & conveyed from Peter till now doth declare, that the holy Apostle Peter did teach to the Romans. And so forward. By this (dearly beloved) ye perceive how kings and Princes, among the people of the new Testament, have been the foster fathers and nourices of the Church. being persuaded that the care of religion, did first of all and especially belong to themselves.
After him againe, the holie Emperours 1Gratian, Valentinian & Theodosius, make a decrée, and giue out the edicte in these verie woords: Wée wil and cōmaund all people that are subiecte to our gratious Empire, to be of that religion, which the verie religion taught & conueighed from Peter till now doth declare, that the holie Apostle Peter did teach to the Romanes. And so forward. By this (derely beloued) ye perceiue how kings and Princes, amonge the people of the new Testament, haue béen the foster fathers and nourices of the Church. being persuaded that the care of religion, did first of all and especially belong to themselues.
- 1Gratian Valentinian & Theodose
The second objection that they make 1is the leprosy of Osias king of Judah, which he gat by challenging to himself the office of the Priest, while he presumed to burn incense on the incense altar. They object the Lords commandment, who bad Joshua stand before Eleazar the Priest, and gave the king in charge to receive the book of the law at the Levites hands. But our disputation tendeth not to yt confounding of the offices and duties of the magistrate, and ministers of the