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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.
For in Zedechias both the kingdom and majesty or dignity thereof did fail and make an end.
For in Zedechias both the kingdome and maiestie or dignitie thereof did fayle and make an ende.
To these if we add the ends and destinies of the kings of Israel, we shall again be compelled to confess that all felicity of kings and kingdoms do consist in hearing and 1following the word of God, and that contrarily calamities and miseries do rise by the con tempt and neglecting of the same. For Jeroboam the first king of the separated Israelites, letting pass the word of God, did ordain new rites to worship the Lord by, and erected new temples, but by so doing, he overthrew himself, his house, and all his kingdom. After him doth Baasa succeed both in the kingdom & idolatrous religion, which was the cause why he & his were utterly destroyed. Then followeth Amri the father of Ahab, who for augmenting idolatrous impiety, is horribly slain with all his family so that not one of his escaped the revenging sword of Gods anger & jealousy. And for because Jehu was faithful & valiant in killing those tyrants, in dispatching Baals priests, & rooting out of idolatrous superstition, the Lord doth promise & say unto him: Because thou hast zealously done that which thou hast done, according to all that is right in my sight, therefore shall thy children unto the fourth generation sit on the seat of Israel. And we read verily that his sons and nephews were notable Princes which succeeded in the kingdom, even Joachas, Joas, Jeroboam the second of that name, and Zechariah. The other kings, as Sellum, Manna, Pekaiah, Peka and Hosea, had their kingdom altogether like to the kingdom of the son of Joshuas, to wit, in a seditious troublesome & a most miserable taking. For they despised the mouth of the Lord. Therefore were they utterly cut off, and for the most part either slain or carried away captive by their enemies the Assyrians. From the division of the people into two several kingdoms after the death of Solomon, there were in number 19 kings of Israel, and 18. of Judah. The kings of Israel altogether reigned about 272. years, and they of Judah about 393.