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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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To these his exhortations and Godly councils he addeth threatenings most grievous, if haply peril might pierce,1 that love could not stir or move. And he speaketh but few words in deed. But he understandeth a great evil that can not be spoken nor declared. Except thou repent, I will remove thy candlestick out of his place. The candlestick, as the lord him self hath expounded it, is the church. Which standeth in her place, whilst she leaneth to Christ: and is of Christ preserved, so long as the preaching of the verity is in the same maintained, and is in deed the church of Christ: She is removed out of her place, when she is without the preaching of the truth, and now leaneth no more upon Christ, nether is of him defended, but is forsaken, and is no longer in deed the church of Christ. This is done of Christ himself, by his •ust judgement, what time our unthankfulness, and life that can not repent, driveth God to depart from us, to relinquish us to our error & darkness, & leave us to deceivable men, &c. This sense Aretas acknowledgeth, who: to remove the church, saith he, is, when it is lest bare and destitute of Gods ⟨p. 58⟩grace: by reason of the which nakedness, it wavereth in doubtful perplexity and in storms that are cast to her by wicked men. And verily we see how at this day the church of the Ephesians is removed out of her place, and no longer enjoyeth the wholesome doctrine of Christ nor that it standeth upon th• wholesome rock Jesus Christ• But is oppressed with the pes•• ferrous doctrine or rather madness of Mahomet, and lieth i• sorrow under the feet of the Turks. We see at this day i• Germany (more is the pity) many candlesticks removed out of their place, not without the great triumph of Satan and loss of souls. Moreover that same is also to be observed in this threatening, that without terror he saith, I will come to thee shortly. For it is a Phrase of speech. Fo• we say also,2 I will come to thee by and by: That is, I will come to revenge and punish, and that peradventure sooner th thou lookest for. Most certainly, when so ever I chance […] come, I will take punishment of thee. Let no man therfo think to escape unpunished in a life that can not repent.