A17183:1025
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.
There is a kind of theft called Peculatus, which is committed in filching 1the common treasure, or purloining away the princes substance. This kind of robbery breedeth every hour new exactions, and giveth wicked magistrates good cause and fit opportunity to poll the poor commonalty. Of this sort of robbers did Cato happily speak, when he said: Private thieves do lead their lives in chains and fetters, but public thieves in gold and purple. Under this title of robbery are all those contained, which either do not pay at all, or else pay with ill will the tributes and taxes that are due to their magistrates. Lastly all they are counted faulty in this kind of thievery, who soever do abuse the public wealth or treasure of the common weal.
There is a kinde of theaft called Peculatus, which is committed in filching 1the common treasure, or purloyning away the princes substance. This kinde of robberie bréedeth euery houre newe exactions, and giueth wicked magistrates good cause and fitt opportunitie to poll the poore cō monaltie. Of this sort of robbers did Cato happily speake, when he saide: Priuate theeues do lead their liues in chaines and fetters, but publique theeues in golde and purple. Vnder this title of robberie are all those conteined, which either do not pay at all, or else paye with yll will the tributes and taxes that are due to their magistrates. Lastly all they are compted faultie in this kinde of théeuerie, who soeuer do abuse the publique wealth or treasure of the common weale.
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Other some there are, that take up children, whom they know very 1well, and sell them to other, thereby to get advantage, or else do steal away other mens servants. This kind of theft the Lawyers call Plagium. And of this offence are those people guilty, which by evil whispering, persuasion, and seditious doctrine do draw servants & handmaids from obedience to their masters, and children from doing reverence and duty to their parents. And when Captains that are hired