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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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14 Christ hath loved us with incomparable love. For he hi• self saith: greater love hath no man, than that a man should leave his life for his friends. This love the Apostle amplefiet• in the fifth to the Romans. And it was exceeding great love […] moved Christ to come down from heaven and be incarna•• and to redeem us by his death. With a free love he love• us, provoked by no desert of ours. For as this same John in ⟨p. 23⟩his Epistle canonical speaketh the same of the father. In this is charity, not that we have loved God, but that he hath loved us, & sent his son a propitiation for our sins: So is it to be understand of the son, ye he hath & doth bear us great good will, not moved thereto through our love, wherewith we have embraced him. And of the free love to mankind, he gave him self unto death, & washed us from our sins. For straight ways is added, by his blood.2 Where three things seem of us to be observed. First that Christ washeth, purgeth, purifieth or cleanseth the faithful: & that most fully, not partly. He alluded to the washings of the law, which he expounded also. For David saith: Purge me with Hyssop, & I shall be made clean, wash me, & I shall be whiter than snow. The same phrase of speech repeateth Isaiah in the first chap. Micah also saith:3 The Lord will return & will have mercy on us, he will tread under feet our iniquities: And thou shalt throw into the depth of the Sea all their sins. And the Lord saith,4 I will cast upon you clean waters, and you shall be mundified from all your filthiness. The Lord Christ these things accomplishing, washeth us, purgeth and cleanseth throughly, aswell from the fault as the pain. He cleanseth us from our sins,5 not from one, but from all. The which thing is proved both by former testimonies, & again in the first & second Epistle of S. John. Last, the manner also of purifying is set forth, by blood. For without the shedding of blood no remission was made. Therefore through the mediation of death and bloudsheding there was full remission of all sins obtained for the faithful.