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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.
Jothan also the son of Osias is reported to have been wealthy and victorious in his wars: the cause of this 1felicity the Scripture d•th briefly add and say: Jothan became mighty, because he directed his ways before the Lord his God. But contrarily Achaz the some of Jothan, as he was of all the Jewish kings almost the wickeddest, so was he in his life the most unfortunate. For in so much as he fors••ke the law of the Lord his God, the 2Lord delivered both him and his people, first into the hands of the king of Syrians, and afterward into the hands of the Israelites, who in one day •lew one hundred and twenty thousand Jews, and took captive away with them two hundred thousand women and children. So Achaz himself and all that were his by feeling had proof of all kind of calamities, being made an example to terrify all other that do gainsay the word of God. The good and godly king Hezekiah succeeded his ungodly father in the seat and kingdom. Of him we have this testimony in the holy Scripture: He did that 3which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father David did. He put away the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and all to brake the brazen Serpent which Moses had made. For unto those days the children of Israel burnt sacrifice to it. He trusted in the Lord God of Israel. For he clave to the Lord, and departed not from him, but kept his commandments, which the Lord commanded Moses.
Iothan also the sonne of Osias is reported to haue beene wealthie and victorious in his warres: the cause of this 1felicitie the Scripture d•th briefly add and say: Iothan became mightie, because he directed his wayes before the Lord his God. But contrarily Achaz the some of Iothan, as hee was of all the Iewishe kinges almost the wickeddest, so was hee in his life the most vnfortunate. For in so much as hee fors••ke the lawe of the Lord his God, the