A17183:1014
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.
Although at dice, players do give 1their mutual consent to fall to gaming: yet for because, each ones desire is greedily set to get the others money, and that they make blind Fortune, I mean the dice or cards to be the divider of their goods betwixt them. Therefore are the dice and cards worthily condemned of all good divines. And Justinian the Emperor, as it is extant Cod. lib. 3. tit. ultimo: having a regard to his subjects commodity, decreed that it should be lawful for no man either in public or private houses to play at dice. For although dice play hath been used of great antiquity, yet hath it ended and burst out into tears. For many having lost all the substance that they have, do at the last in play, break forth to the cursing and blaspheming of God. Otherwise there is none so ignorant but knoweth well enough, that such exercises of the wit or body as are free from the poisoned desire of filthy gain, whereon, neither the hurt of our neighbour nor our self doth depend, are lawful enough to be used of Christians.
Although at dice, players do giue 1their mutuall consent to fall to gaming: yet for because, eche ones desire is gréedily set to gett the others money, and that they make blinde Fortune, I meane the dice or cardes to be the diuider of their goodes betwirt them. Therefore are the dice and cardes worthily condemned of al good diuines. And Iustinian the Emperour, as it is extant Cod. lib. 3. tit. vltimo: hauing a regarde to his subiectes commoditie, decreede that it should be lawfull for no man eyther in publique or priuate houses to play at dice. For although dice playe hath bene vsed of great antiquitie, yet hath it ended and burst out into teares. For many hauing lost all the substance that they haue, do at the laste in playe, breake forth to the cursinge and blaspheming of God. Otherwise there is none so ignorant but knoweth well enough, that such exercises of the witt or bodie as are frée from the poysoned desire of filthie gayne, whereon, neither the hurte of our neyghbour nor our selfe doth depend, are lawful enough to be vsed of Christians.
- 1Dicing & carding.