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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 Creed of the blessed Damasus bishop of Rome, taken out of the second Tome of S. Hierome his works.
The Creede of the blessed Damasus bishop of Rome, taken out of the seconde Tome of S. Hierome his woorkes.
WE believe in one God the father almighty, and in one Jesus Christ our Lord the son of God, and in the holy ghost. We worship 1and confess God, not three Gods, but the father, the son, and the holy ghost one God: one God, not so as though he were alone, nor as one which is himself father to him self, and son him self also: but him to be the father which begot, & (him) to be the son which was begotten: but the holy ghost to be neither begotten, nor created, nor created, nor made, but proceeding from the father and the son, coeternal, coequal, and working together with the father and the son: because it is written, By the word of the Lord the heavens were established, that is, by the son of God, and by the breath of his mouth all the powers thereof. And in another place: Send forth thy breath and they shall be created, and thou shalt renew the face of the earth. And therefore under the name of the father, of the son, & of the holy ghost, we confess one God, which is the name of the power, and not of the property. The proper name of the father, is the father: and the proper name of the son, is the son: and the proper name of the holy ghost, is the holy ghost. In this trinity of persons, we worship one god (in substance,) because that which is of one father, is of one nature with the father, of one substance, and one power. The father begat the son, not by will or necessity, but by nature.
WE beleeue in one God the father almightie, and in one Iesus Christ our Lorde the sonne of God, and in the holy ghost. We worship