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Fifty Godly and Learned Sermons (The Decades)
Fifty godly and learned sermons divided into five decades, containing the chief and principal points of Christian religion, written in three several tomes or sections, by Henry Bullinger minister of the church of Tigure in Switzerland. Whereunto is adjoined a triple or three-fold table very fruitful and necessary. Translated out of Latin into English by H.I. student in divinity.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.
London: printed by Henry Middleton for Ralph Newberrie, 1577London: printed by Henry Middleton for Ralphe Newberrie, 1577
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.
Theft, they say, is a deceitful 1fingering of another mans goods, moveable and bodily, which is done against the owners will, to the intent to make gain, either of the thing it self, or of the use of the thing, or of the possession of the same. Therefore they say, that a mad man doth not commit theft: because in him there can no endeavour of craft or deceit be possibly found. Neither can, say they, the man be argued of theft, which by mistaking, and not of set malice did take away another mans good in stead of his own. But he alone is not called a deceitful fingerer, which layeth hand upon the thing, but he who by any manner of means conveyeth it from the possession of the true owner. Now they say, that it is done against the owners will, not only if it be perforce & violently taken from him, but also if he know not of the taking it away: or if he do know, yet if he cannot forbid them: or if he can forbid them, yet if for some certain causes he will not. Neither is it added without a cause: that theft is committed for gain and profits sake. For if one in jest, or for some other honest cause, take any thing away, he doth not thereby deserve to be called a thief. But of theft they make two sorts, the manifest theft, as that wherewith the thief is taken: & the theft not manifest, as when after the deed one is convinced of theft. Of these there is a large discourse Digestorum lib. 47. tit. 2. Let us return to the further opening of our present proposition.
Theaft, they saye, is a deceiptfull 1fingering of another mannes goodes, moueable and bodily, which is done against the owners will, to the intent to make gaine, either of ye thing it selfe, or of the vse of the thing, or of the possession of the same. Therefore they say, that a madde man doth not committe theafte: because in him there can no endeuour of craft or deceipte be possibly found. Neither can, saye they, ye man be argued of theaft, which by mistakinge, and not of sett malice did take away another mans good in steede of his owne. But he alone is not called a deceiptfull fingerer, which layeth hande vppon the thing, but he who by any maner of meanes conueyeth it from the possession of the true owner. Nowe they say, that it is done against the owners will, not onely if it be perforce & violently taken from him, but also if he knowe not of the taking it awaye: or if he do knowe, yet if he cannot forbidde them: or if he can forbid them, yet if for some certeine causes he will not. Neither is it added without a cause: that theaft is committed for gaine and profites sake. For if one in ieast, or for some other honest cause, take any thing awaye, he doth not thereby deserue to be called a theefe. But of theaft they make two sortes, the manifest theaft, as that wherewith the theefe is taken: & the theaft not manifest, as when after the deed one is conuinced of theaft. Of these there is a large discourse Digestorum lib. 47. tit. 2. Let vs returne to ye further opening of our presēt propositiō.