A17183:1017
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.
No man, I think, can in few words express all the wicked fetches of subtle usurers, they invent such new ones every day. I will therefore recite here the judgement of the Lord against a few wicked arts and detestable deeds of usurers in lending, letting, and selling, to the end that these being once considered, all men may judge and take heed of the like.
No man, I thinke, can in fewe wordes expresse all the wicked fetches of subtile vsurers, they inuent suche newe ones euery daye. I will therefore recite here the iudgement of the Lorde against a fewe wicked artes and detestable déedes of vsurers in lending, letting, and selling, to the ende that these being once considered, all men may iudge and take héede of the like.
The Prophet Amos in the eight Chapter, saith: Hear this, O ye that swallow up the poor, and make the need•e of the land to fail, saying: after a month we will sell corn, and at the weeks end we will set forth wheat, we will make the Epha small and the sickle great, 1and falsify the weights by deceit, that we may buy the poor for silver, and the need•e for shoes, and sell the refuse of the wheat. The Lord hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob: surely I will never forget any of their works. Shall not the land tremble for this? shall not every one mourn that dwelleth therein? And it shall rise up wholly as a flood &c.
The Prophet Amos in the eight Chapter, saith: Heare this, O ye that swallowe vp the poore, and make the need•e of the lande to faile, saying: after a moneth wee will sell corne, and at the weekes ende wee will sett foorth wheate, we wil make the Epha small and the sickle greate, 1and falsifie the weightes by deceipte, that wee may buy the poore for siluer, and the need•e for shooes, and sell the refuse of the wheate. The Lorde hath sworne by the excellencie of Iacob: surely I will neuer forgett any of their woorkes. Shall not the lande tremble for this? shall not euerye one mourne that dwelleth therein? And it shall rise vp whollie as a sludde &c.