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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.
And like unto this is that which the same Apostle repeateth in the sixth Chapter to the Ephesians: ⟨p. 274⟩the 3. to the Colossians, and the 1. to Timothy the sixth Chapter: for in this commandment, his doctrine of the duties of masters and servants hath a fit place (so far as concerneth the householders riches) and what soever else is like unto this.
And like vnto this is that which the same Apostle repeateth in the sixth Chapter to the Ephesians: ⟨p. 274⟩the 3. to the Colossians, and the 1. to Timothie the sixth Chapter: for in this commaundement, his doctrine of the dueties of maisters and seruauntes hath a fitt place (so farre as concerneth the housholders riches) and what soeuer else is like vnto this.
To this precept also robbery and 1deceit, do fully belong, both which extend far, and contain many kinds. Fraud is infinite: for the iniquity of men is bottomless, their crafts are diverse, and of so many sorts, that no one man can number them all. And robbery is not always armed with force and weapons, but is sometimes furnished with sleights and coloured words: neither do robbers lurk and lay wait in woods and wide open fields alone, but are conversant also in the thickest throngs of every good city. Thou takest away thy neighbours goods under the false title and pretence of law. Thou robbest him, I say, while by thy suite, thy gifts, or other fetches thou dost extort from the Judges corrupted sentence to maintain thy wrongful claim. Some there are, which under the title of a deed of gift, stick not to wrest whole heritages from legitimate heirs. These and other shifts, or coosenings like unto these, are contained partly under robbery, partly under deceit, but altogether and flatly under plain thievery.
To this precept also robberie and