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A17183	Fiftie godlie and learned sermons diuided into fiue decades, conteyning the chiefe and principall pointes of Christian religion, written in three seuerall tomes or sections, by Henrie Bullinger minister of the churche of Tigure in Swicerlande. Whereunto is adioyned a triple or three-folde table verie fruitefull and necessarie. Translated out of Latine into English by H.I. student in diuinitie.; Sermonum decades quinque. English	Bullinger, Heinrich, 1504-1575.; H. I., student in divinity.	1577 (1577)	STC 4056; ESTC S106874	1,440,704	1,172

owne of his méere grace and frée promise without their confession So that of the contrary part we doe thus reason They that beléeue are to be baptised whiche the verie aduersaries also do confesse Infantes doe beléeue For God reckoneth them in the number of the faithfull whiche I haue afore manifestly proued Therefore infantes are to be baptised They obiect that infants vnderstande not the mysterie of baptisme and therefore that it is not onely repugnant to religion but to common sense and reason to baptise infants For to baptise an infant is to baptise a logge since neither of thē hath the vse of reason but these filthy knaues let their tongs run at randon against the verie maiestie of god God commaunded to circumcise the infants and circumcisiō conteineth high mysteries whiche infants vnderstand not But hath God ordeined any thing against reason cōmonsense Go ye falseknaues go with your blasphemies to the place which you deserue It is a most filthy déede yea and more than barbarou● in that ye compare infants to logges For what great store God setteth by infants we taught you alredy before out of the Gospell But men which nowe beginne to haue the vse of sound reason are diligently and earnestly to be taught and admonished to remember they are baptised and to indeuour by calling on the name of the Lord in all points to be answerable in life and conuersation to their promise and profession For so Abraham instructed his sonne Isaach and all the holy fathers their children But letting passe these brainsicke frantique and foule-mouthed raylers who as we haue heard neuer want wordes to wrangle though we haue hadde neuer so muche neuer so often and neuer so earnest conference with them Let vs procéede to declare in a sewe but yet manifest arguments that infants are to be baptised and that the Apostles of Christe our Lord haue baptised infants The Lorde commaunded to baptise all nations and therefore infantes For they are comprehended vnder the worde of All nations Againe whom so euer God reckoneth among the faythfull are faythfull For Peter in a vision heareth That whiche God hath cleansed call not thou common or vncleane God reckoneth infantes among the faythfull therefore they are faythfull except we hadde rather resist God and séem to be stronger than he And now we count it oute of all controuersie that the Apostles of Christe baptised them whome Christ commaunded to baptise but he commaunded to baptise the faythfull therefore the Apostles baptised infants The Gospell is greater than baptisme for Paule sayth The Lorde sent me to preache the Gospell and not to baptise not that he did absolutely denie that he was not sent to baptise but bycause he preferred doctrine For the Lord commended them both to his Apostles Furthermore in the Gospell children are receyued of God and not refused who then vnlesse he be willingly obstinate can debarre them from the lesse In ●acramentes the thing signified and the signe are considered The thing signified is the excellenter from the infants are not debarred Who then will denie them the signe Truly the holy sacraments of God are more estéemed by the worde than the signe By the woorde we gather that women are not excluded from the Supper of the Lorde Although therfore we reade not that they were in the first institution and set at the first table of the Lorde neyther that there is any expresse law which commaundeth vs to admitte them to the Supper yet neuerthelesse withoute feare or doubt by a perfect argument we admit them S. Peter could not deny them the baptisme of water to whome he sawe the holie Ghost to be giuen whiche is an assured tokē of Gods people for he saith in the Acts of the Apostles Can anye man forbid water that these should not bee baptised which haue receiued the holie Ghoste as well as wee Wherefore the holie Apostle Peter denyed not baptisme to infants For he knewe assuredly euen by the doctrine of his Lord and maister that I may speake nothing now of the euerlasting couenaunt of God that the kingdome of heauen is of infants No man is receiued into the kingdome of heauen vnlesse he be the friende of god And these are not destitute of the spirite of god For hee which hath not the spirit of Christe the same is none of his children are Gods therefore they haue the spirite of god Therefore if they haue receyued the holy Ghost as well as we if they be accounted among the people of God as well as we that be growne in age who I praye you can forbid these to be baptised with water in the name of the Lord At the first the Apostls murmured being thē not sufficiently instructed against them that brought infantes vnto the Lorde But the Lord rebuked them and said Suffer little children to come vnto me Why then do not the rebellious Anabaptistes obey the commaundement of the Lord For what other thing doe they at this day whiche bring children vnto baptisme than that whiche they in times past did which brought infants vnto the Lord And the Lord receyued them layde his handes on them and blessed them and to be shorte by wordes and gestures he notably signified that children are the people of God and most acceptable to god But why then by the same meanes say they did not he baptise them Bycause it is written that Iesus him self did not baptise but his disciples Nowe since of the thing it selfe it is so playnely determined why as yet doe we contend about the signe Hitherto good men are satisfied but contentious persons go on to busie them selues with questions Beside this circumcision among the olde people of God was giuen to infants therefore baptisme ought to be giuen to infants among the newe people For baptisme succéeded in the place of circumcision For S. Paule sayth By Christ ye are circumcised with circumcision made withoute hands by putting off the body of the fleshe subiect to sinne by the circumcision of Christ buryed with him in baptisme Loe Paule calleth baptisme the circumcision of Christians made without hands not that water is not ministred by hands but in that no men hencefoorthe is circumcised with handes the mysterie of circumcision remayning neuerthelesse in the faythful Neither shalt thou reade any of the old interpreters of the church which haue not confessed the baptisme came in stead of circumcision Yea the likenesse and similitude of both of them do shewe a manifest succession To that whiche I haue sayde I ioyne this The seruauntes of God haue alwayes bene carefull to gyue the signes to them for whome they were ordained For that I may passe ouer al other did not Iosua diligently prouide that the people shoulde be circumcised afore they entered into the lande of promise And since the Apostles the preachers to the whole worlde haue bene the faythfull seruaunts of Iesus Christe who hereafter may doubt that they

it be that he shoulde not also with him giue vs all thinges What thing therefore should we not reckon vppon and promise our selues from so beneficiall a father For thou canst not complaine that he will not giue vnto thée his sonne or that be is not thyne who as the Apostle saith was giuen for vs all Moreouer the Lorde him selfe crying out in the Gospell saythe Come vnto mee all ye that laboure and are heauie loaden and I will refreshe you And againe to his disciples Goe ye in to all the worlde and preache the Gospell to euerie creature Hee that shall beleeue and bee baptised shall be saued Wherevppon also Paule sayeth God oure Sauiour will that al men shall be saued and come vnto the knowledge of the trueth In olde times long agoe it was saide to Abraham In thy seede shall all the tribes or nations of the earth be blessed And Ioel saieth And it shal be that who so euer shall call vppon the name of the Lorde shall be saued The whiche Peter also hath repeated in the Actes chapter 2. and Paule to the Romanes chapter 10. Isaie also saith We haue all gon astray like shepe we haue turned euery one to his owne waye and the Lord hath layd vpon him the iniquities of vs all And therefore durst S. Paule say As by the offence of one the faulte came on all men to condemnation Euen so also by the iustification of one the benefit abounded towards all men to the iustification of life Therefore the Lorde is read in the Gospell to haue receiued sinners publicanes with outstretched armes and embracings adding moreouer these wordes I came to seeke that which was lost Neyther came I to call the righteous but sinners to repentance Al which sayings doe hitherto belong that being more narrowly weighed they might confirme and establishe vs of Gods good will towardes vs who in Christ hath chosen vs to saluation whiche saluation truely can not but be most certeine and by all meanes vndoubted especially for that the Lord him selfe in the Gospell saith My shepe heare my voice and I know them and they followe me and I giue vnto them eternall life and they shall neuer perishe neither shall any plucke them out of my hand c. I knowe what here againe dothe sting and grieue the minds of many The chosen shéepe say they of Christ do know Christ his voyce being indued with a stedfast faithe sticke in Christ inseparably since they haue felt that drawing whereof the Lorde speaketh in the gospel No man commeth to me vnlesse my father drawe him as for me as I féele no such maner of drawing so do I not with ful and perfect faithe sticke in the sonne of god First of all verily true faith is required of the elect For the elect are called and being called they receiue their calling by faith and frame them selues like him that caled them Hee that beleeueth not is alreadie condemned Wherevpon also Paule saith God is the sauiour of all men specially of the faithfull Furthermore vnlesse we be drawne of the heauenly father we can not beleeue And we must be verie carefull leaste we conceiuing vaine opinions of that diuine drawing neglect the drawing it selfe God verily drewe Paule violently but he doth not drawe all vnto him by the haire There are also other wayes of drawing by whiche God draweth man vnto him but he doth not drawe him like a stocke or a blocke The Apostle Paule sayth Faith commeth by hearing and hearing by the word of God. God therfore doth then drawe thée when he preacheth vnto thée the Gospell by his seruants when he toucheth thy hart when he stirreth thée to prayer wherby thou mayest call and crye for his grace and assistance his inlightening and drawing When thou féelest these thinges in thy minde I woulde not wishe thée to looke for an other drawing despise not thou grace offered but vse it whiles tune presēt serueth pray for the increase of grace For to greater and perfecter thinges thou aspirest godlily afterwards in y meane space there is no cause why thou shouldest despise the lesser In the Gospell after S. Matthewe they receiue large riches who hauing receiued but a fewe talents occupied the same faithfully But he that despised the talent wherewith he was put in credite and cloaked his slouthfulnesse with I wot not what care is greatly accused yea he is spoiled of the monie whiche was once giuen him and is throwne into euerlasting torments being bound with bondes of condemnation For the Lorde pronounceth generally Who so euer hath to him shall be giuen and he shall haue aboundance But who so euer hath not from him shall be taken away euen that which hee hath He hath who acknowledgeth magnifieth and reuerenceth the grace of god To his heape of graces more is added so that it is made more aboundaunt He hath not which doth not acknowledge the giftes of God and imagineth other I can not tell of what kind in the mean time he doth not put in vre the grace receiued which is present And these are wont to vse excuses that that drawing came not to them as yet and that it is a matter very daungerous to vse occupying or to make merchandize of the giftes of god But S. Paule iudging farre otherwise saith So we as workers together beseeche you that ye receiue not the grace of God in vaine And to Timoth. I put thee in remembraunce that thou stir vp the gift of God which is in thee Not that without God we are able to doe any thing of our selues but that the Lorde requireth our endeuour which notwithstanding is not without his assistance and grace For truely saide the selfe same Apostle God worketh in vs both to will and to doe euen of his good pleasure Againe Not that we are sufficient of our selues to thinke any thing as of our selues but al our sufficiencie is of God. Furthermore I wish not any man to despaire if by and by he féele and try not in his mynde a most ripe and perfect faith The Gospell saith Of her owne accord doth the earth bring forth fruite first the blade then the eare and afterwards full corne in the eare For so likewise hath faith her increasings and therefore did the very Apostles of the Lord pray Lorde increase our faith Furthermore in Marke truely a woefull man cryeth vnto our Sauiour If thou canst do any thing Lorde haue compassion vpon vs and helpe vs but he hearde the Lord streightwayes saying vnto him If thou canst beleeue it All things are possible to him that beleeueth And this silly soule cryed out I beleue Lord helpe mine vnbeliefe Loe this wofull wretch beléeued féeling in his minde faith giuen him of God which notwithstanding he perceiued to be so weake that he stoode in néede of Gods helpe

yet able to confesse beléeuers bycause he reputeth them of his grace for beléeuers Neyther is this any wonder or strange thing since god yea to them that are of perfect age imputeth faith for righteousnesse For in all points righteousnesse acceptation or sanctification is frée and imputatiue that the glory of his grace might be praysed Furthermore his will is that little ones should not be despised muche lesse to be cast out among the number of the Saintes Yea he doth affirme that Angels are giuen vnto them to bée their kéepers who though they be ministers of Gods maiestie yet the selfe same are giuen and graunted to litle children to be their guard so that hereby we may iudge what great store the Lord setteth by infants and learne not to wype them out of the skoare of Gods people to whome the inheritaunce of life is due We attribute nothing here to the byrthe which is after the fleshe but all thinges to the grace and promise of god Nowe it is euident by all these testimonies that as well the infantes of the faythfull are to bee baptised as also those that are of perfect age confessing the faythe Nowe on the contrarie parte the Anabaptistes doe contend that none is to be baptised but he alone whiche bothe is able to be taught and to beléeue yea and to make confession of his fayth also And for confirmation of this thing they bring these sayinges of our Sauiour Out of Saint Matthewe Goe yee therefore and teache all nations baptising them in the name of the Father c. Out of Marke Go● yee into the whole worlde and preache the Gospell to all creatures he which shall beleue and bee baptised shall bee saued c. Beholde say they teaching goeth before baptisme Therefore they that are notable to be taught ought not to be baptised Furthermore to beléeue goeth before and to baptise followeth after Infantes do not beléeue therefore they are not to be baptised Vpon all these they heape vp out of the Actes of the Apostles examples whiche proue that the faithfull that is to say they that confesse the fayth were baptised of the Apostles They reckon vppe also the newly instructed Christians of the olde time to whom say they there had bene no place giuen if they had baptised infantes I aunswere If the order of the wordes make anything in this matter we also haue in a readinesse to serue oure turne For in Marke thus we reade Iohn baptised in the desert preaching the baptisme of repentaunce in whiche place we sée that to baptise goeth before to preache followeth after Yea I will shewe also that that place which they alledge out of Matthewe for them selues maketh also for vs For Matthewes wordes be these All power is giuen vnto me both in heauen and in earth sayth the Lord Goe therfore 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is to say discipulate that I may so speak that is make ye me disciples or gather together al nations yea he teacheth them also the way means how to gather disciples vnto him out of all nations or al nations by baptising teaching them By baptising and preaching ●e shall gather me together a church And he setteth out both of them seuerally one after an other swéetely and shortly saying baptising them in the name of the father and of the sonne and of the holie Ghoste Teaching them to obserue all thinges which I haue commaunded you Now therefore baptisme goeth before teaching But we doe not thereby gather that those nations which neuer heard any thing before of God and the Sonne of God and the holy Ghoste are to be baptised neyther would the Apostles haue borne that but we alledge these thinges to declare vpon howe fickle a foundation the Anabaptists do build And we simply say that it is not true whiche these men imagine that the Lord cōmanded his apostles to baptise them onely whom they taught Neyther dothe he here poynt out who are to be baptised in the whole worlde but he speaketh of them that are of perfect age and of laying the firste foundations of fayth and of the Churche among the Gentiles being rude as yet and ignoraunt altogether in religion They that are of perfect age are able to beare preaching or teaching Infantes are not so They that are of perfect age are able to beleeue and confesse Infantes are not so Therefore he speaketh nothing here of infantes Yet therefore they are not debarred from baptisme It is a general law He which doth not labor let him not eate but who is so cruell and vnnaturall to thinke that therefore infantes are to be famished to death The Lorde when true religion beganne to be spread abroad sent his Apostles into all nations vnto them which bothe were ignoraunt of God and strangers from the Testamentes of God Truely it beh●●ued them not firste to baptise and afterwarde to teache but first to teach and then to baptise If at this day we shuld go to 〈◊〉 or turne the Turkes to the sayth of Christe first truely we should ●eache thē afterward baptise the seruantes of Christ and those that would yelde themselues into his subiectiō So the Lord him self in times past also first renued his couenant with Abraham him selfe and instituted Circumcisiō for a seale of the Couenant and after that Abraham was circumcised But he him selfe when he vnderstoode that infantes also were partakers in the couenant and that circumcision was the seale of the couenaunt he afterward did not only circumcise Ismael being thirtéene yeares of age and all that were borne in his owne house but infantes also among whom we reckon Isaach also Euen so the faythfull whiche were turned by the preaching of the Gospel from gentilisme and confessing were baptised when they vnderstoode that their infantes were counted amonge the people of God and that baptisme was the badg of Gods people they caused also their infantes to be baptised As therefore it is written of Abraham He circumcised al the menchildren in his house so we oftentimes reade in the Actes and writings of the Apostles that after the maister of the house is turned the whole familie is baptised But as concerning the newly instructed Christians they came in the old time from the Gentiles dailye vnto the Church whome these did instruct in the principles of faythe being ignoraunt therein and afterwarde baptised them But the auncient fathers them selues neuerthelesse baptised also the infants of the faythful which anon we will declare Neither doe they lawfully gather when they conclude in this sort Hee which shall beleeue and be baptised shall be shwed Infantes doe not beléeue therfore they are not to be baptised For againe it is certeine that it is spoken of them that be of perfecte age as in Matth. And bycause he requireth fayth and confession of fayth of those that are of perfect age it doth not followe therevpon that he requireth the same of infantes For he accounteth these as his