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Of the end of the world and judgement of our Lord Jesus Christ to…Of the end of the world and iudgement of our Lord Iesus Christe to…
Of the end of the world and judgement of our Lord Jesus Christ to come, and of the most perilous dangers of this our most corrupt age, and by what means the godly may avoid the harms thereof, sermons preached in latin in the assembly of the clergy by Henry Bullinger, and now lately englished by Thomas PotterOf the end of the world and iudgement of our Lord Iesus Christe to come, and of the moste perillous dangers of this our moste corrupt age, and by what meanes the godly may auoid the harmes thereof, sermons preached in latin in the assembly of the clergie by Henry Bullinger, and now lately englished by Thomas Potter
London: printed by John Allde, 1580
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But a few of Gods commandments do so throughly and wholly change a man, and by garnishing the old, do so make him new, that thou canst not know him to be the same man he was.
But a fewe of Gods commaundements doo so throughly and wholly chaunge a manne, and by garnishing the olde, doo so make him newe, that thou canst not knowe him to bee the same man he was.
But these very trim sayings of Lactantius do very much make to the praise of our holy Scriptures, or of the word of God. The which word in deed excelleth infinitely the wisdom of the world, be it never so absolute and perfect. So that this chosen & special Apostle of Christ, with very good cause would have all the faithful, in all things to have respect only ⟨image 56⟩to the word of God, and to cleave fast unto the same even to the very last breath.
But these very trim sayings of Lactantius doo very much make to the praise of our holy Scriptures, or of the woord of God. The which woord in déed excelleth infinitly the wisdome of the world, be it neuer so absolute and perfet. So that this chosen & speciall Apostle of Christe, with very good cause would haue all the faithful, in all things to haue respect only ⟨image 56⟩to the woord of God, and to cleue fast vnto the same euen to the very last breth.
1Moreover now it should remain for me, to gather those things in to a short sum, which I have hitherto expounded somewhat at large, and to stir up your minds to a most fervent study and love of the holy Scriptures, that being instructed and prepared: ye might be the better able to keep the flock committed to your charge, from those perils of these our days, that be the last and therefore most corrupt, most miserable, and full of all calamities. But, seeing that through the singular grace given unto you from the Lord, ye be otherwise vigilant and watchful, and do understand and feel also, to how great and what kind of dangers we are laid open and oppressed with all, which cannot any way but only by fervent prayers unto God, and sincere and diligent doctrine taken out of the Scriptures, be put back, driven away, or be made unhurtful to the godly. I will now conclude with the holy and vehement words of the blessed Apostle which he Joineth immediately to those which I have all ready