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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
1Howbeit all the Epistles in manner have certain things common: And that especially three. For it expressed plainly, t• whom the Epistle is sent, as in this present, to the messenger of the congregation of Pergamos, to wit unto the P• stour whosoever he was, (peradventure Antipas) and to the whole congregation, as is said before. It is showed moreover,2 who he is that speaketh here, or who is the author […] this Epistle: Even the Lord him self. Which getteth authority to the writing. For it is not thus to be thought that th• word of God is not as it is spoken, because it is written […] man, indited of man, or written with ink, either in paper• parchment. For these make no more that the word of Go• should not be the word of God, than that water should n• be water, if it run out of a conduit of wood, lead, brasse• stone. For water evermore remaineth water. The diversion of the Conduit pipes maketh it not that it should bee• water, as his substance is in deed. So saith S. Paul, th• he verily is bounden, but the word of God is not bound A man may be stoned, hanged or burnt, being a preacher• Gods word: The word of God that was put in the mo•• of the Preacher is not burnt.3 The Lord putteth it in t• mouth of an other, that the verity should not be extinguish• but continually might sound in the church. Finally […] without cause, in the beginning of every Epistle, Christ do• intimate, that he knoweth all things of the church. I sa• before that this is as it were the foundation of the fear […] God, and of his true service. For imagine a man that is p swaded with him self, that God neither seeth what men […] nor knoweth what they think in their hearts. Shall not t man, think you, fall into all ungodliness? He will cry, let do what we list, since God knoweth not what we do. gaie who will not cast of the hope of reward, and ths of good works, after he be once persuaded that God k weth not our works? But if he knew them not, how […] he judge the world?