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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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1Of this same place of S. John the self same Papists go about to prove and to establish the praying to Saints in heaven. Behold, say they, the Saints are said to pray openly in heaven. But they need not to pray for them selves, and therefore as intercessors and Patrons they pray for their clients and worshippers in Earth. I answer, that the Saints in deed pray in heaven, but that you adding the kind and manner of praying, do expound it to be intercession, patching to a piece of your own, do forge and counterfeit the same, and maliciously and falsely do belie it. S. John here expoundeth him self, so that he needeth not your patching. For he addeth, and they singe a new song. Yea and he reciteth the whole form of this song, leest any man should corrupt that which he had said of prayers. And that same form containeth praise and blessing or thanks giving, and not intercession, or invocation. For certain it is even by the doctrine of the Apostle. 1. Timoth. 2. and to the Philip. 4. that there be two chief kinds of prayer: invocation and praise or thanks giving. But the thing it self plainly proveth, that S. John speaketh here of the latter, and not of the first.2 And where as this place expoundeth certain Types, shadows or mysteries of Gods law, by the same we may rather confute the intercession of Saints in Heaven, for their worshippers. For in the law is permitted one only golden Altar of incense. And the same represented a figure of Christ. For one Christ is the mediator and intercessor betwixt God and man. It was not lawful for the people of ⟨p. 171⟩God, to burn incense, but upon this Altar only. It was not lawful for any man, to prepare or make for him self an odour of those kind of gums, whereof the divine incense consisted, and to smell to it: as appeareth in the .30. of Exodus. Why than do not these understand, that prayers belong to God alone, and that the Saints in Heaven would not smell of such incense? David in the .141. psalm. sayeth, let my prayer be directed as incense in thy sight, the listing up of my hands an evening sacrifice. The Devil desireth to have such manner of incenses to be made unto him: As appeareth in the .4. of Matth. and in S. Austen of the City of God. But our heavenly Saints, are not Devils.