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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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1In the mean time they commend most highly the virtue or effect of Christs death. For this being rightly understand we are more ready to submit our selves to that governor, whom we know to be our saviour, which loveth us dearly, and would have all saved. And the chiefest effect of ⟨p. 173⟩Christs death is redemption,2 redeeming includeth captivity. We were prisoners and servants of sin, of death, and very bondslaves of the devil and hell. And the son of God came and toke flesh, and shed his blood (for so also is the manner of redeeming us expressed of the elders) and he hath washed us from our sins, and being purified he hath ransomed us from the power of death, hell, sin and Satan, that now we be of God. Therefore they say expressly, thou hast redeemed us to God. We be therefore of God: the devil hath no more power over us: we are the freemen of Christ, delivered through his blood. 1. Peter. 1. Hebrews. 9. And forasmuch as we be now of God, to wit justified freely, by his grace, through the blood of Christ, as the apostle sayeth also in the 3. chapt. to the Romans, we ought to serve God verily in the newness of spirit, not the flesh and the devil, in the oldness of the letter and of our flesh. Which the same Apostle discourseth more at large in the 6. to the Romans.
1In the meane time they cōmende most highly the vertue or effecte of Christes death. For this beynge rightly vnderstande we are more ready to submitte our selues to that gouernour, whom we knowe to be our sauiour, whiche loueth vs derely, and would haue al saued. And the chiefest effect of ⟨p. 173⟩Christes death is redemption,2 redeminge includeth captiuitie. We were prisoners and seruauntes of sinne, of death, and very bondeslaues of the deuil and hel. And the sonne of God came and toke flesh, and shed his bloud (for so also is the maner of redemyng vs expressed of the elders) and he hath wasshed vs from our sinnes, and beyng purified he hath raunsomed vs from the power of death, hel, sinne and Sathan, that nowe we be of God. Therfore they saye expressely, thou hast redemed vs to God. We be therfore of God: the deuil hath no more power ouer vs: we are the freemen of Christ, deliuered through his bloud.