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A hundred sermons upo[n] the Apocalypse of Jesus Christ revealed in deed by the angel…A hundred sermons vpo[n] the Apocalips of Iesu Christe reueiled in dede by thangell…
A hundred sermons upo[n] the Apocalypse of Jesus Christ revealed in deed by the angel of the Lord: but seen or received and written by the apostle and Eva[n]gelist. S. John: compiled by the famous and godly learned man, Henry Bullinger, chief pastor of the congregation of Zuryk. Newly set forth and allowed, according to the order appointed in the Queens majesties, iniuntions. The argument, worthiness, commodity, and use of this work, thou shalt find in the preface: after which thou hast a most exact table to lead thee into all the principal matters contained therein.A hundred sermons vpo[n] the Apocalips of Iesu Christe reueiled in dede by thangell of the Lorde: but seen or receyued and written by thapostle and Eua[n]gelist. S. Iohn: compiled by the famous and godly learned man, Henry Bullinger, chief pastor of the congregation of Zuryk. Newly set forth and allowed, according to the order appoynted in the Quenes maiesties, iniuntions. Thargument, wurthines, commoditie, and vse of this worke, thou shalt fynd in the preface: after which thou hast a most exact table to leade thee into all the princypall matters conteyned therin.
printed by John Day, 1561printed by Iohn Day, 1561
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And now let us hear, what the writ is,1 & what S. John is commanded from heaven to put in writing. It is a short sentence, as also in many places, the wisdom of God comprehendeth in few words the true some of blessedness: so providing for our infirmity, that we need not to complain that the doctrine were over long, which we with our slender understanding are not able to attain to. The Lord therefore pronounceth, them to be blessed, which die in the Lord, then we must see what he understandeth by blessedness, and who they be that die in the lord, blessedness is that high felicity, which chanceth to the faithful in an other world, in the which we shall see God him self as he is, and have the fruition of him unto a joyful, and never lothsomefulnes. We shall live in the same with all the Saints for ever, and shall have joins that can not be expressed with tongues of men. Of the which shall follow more afterward. They shall rest from their labours. And more plentifully in the .21. chapt. And they dye in the Lord, which by faith grafted in Christ, lain to him alone, depend wholly upon him, only regard him and desire nothing else but him alone. For they are said to live in Christ, in whom Christ liveth by faith, they that live in Christ do frame their whole life after the will of Christ. And ⟨p. 460⟩they die in the lord chiefly and before all, which for the confession of the lords faith, suffer death, and offer themselves to torments. And not they alone, but those also, which although they die of the sword of the persecutors, yet die, when the Lord calleth them in the true christen faith. For these are also blessed, as the Lord in S. John, verily verily I say unto you, if any man keep my word, he shall not see death for ever. Howbeit they die not in the lord, which either deny god, that they might not be slain: or trust to their own merits, & intercessions of Saints, or to other mens works be they monks, friars, or massemonging priests, and so depart out of this life, thinking that they shall be holpen by other mens works. To be brief, the verity of the lord pronounceth them all blessed and fortunate which depart out of this world in true faith.
And now let vs heare, what the writte is,1 & what S. Iohn is cōmaunded from heauen to put in writing. It is a shorte sentēce, as also in many places, the wisedome of God cōprehēdeth in fewe wordes the true some of blessednes: so prouiding for our infirmitie, that we nede not to cōplaine that the doctrine were ouer longe, which we with our slender vnderstandyng are not able to attayne to. The Lord therefore pronounceth, them to be blessed, whiche die in the Lord, then we must see what he vnderstandeth by blessednes, and who thei be that die in the lord, blessednes is that high felicitie, which chaunceth to the faithfull in an other world, in the which we shall see God him selfe as he is, and haue the fruition of him vnto a ioyefull, and neuer lothsomefulnes. We shall liue in the same with all the Sainctes for euer, and shall haue ioynes that can not be expressed with tunges of men. Of the whiche shall followe more afterwarde. They shal reste from their labours. And more plentifully in the .21. chapt. And they dye in the Lorde, whiche by faith greffed in Christe, layne to him alone, depende wholy vpon him, only regarde him and desire nothynge els but hym alone. For they are sayed to liue in Christe, in whome Christ liueth by faith, they that liue in Christ do frame their whole life after the will of Christ. And