A17183:1032
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.
First of all, that the use of worldly wealth may be healthful to the ⟨p. 280⟩owner, holy men have a diligent care that nothing of another mans 1remain in their possession: that is, they do carefully separate wealth rightly come by, from unjust gotten goods, and do faithfully restore what soever they find, in that which they have, to belong of right unto other men. For they are thoroughly persuaded and do verily believe that by this means the wealth that is left them, although by restitution it be somewhat diminished, will yet notwithstanding prosper the better, endure the longer, and be far more fruitful unto them.
First of all, that the vse of worldly wealth maye be healthfull to the ⟨p. 280⟩owner, holie men haue a diligent care that nothing of another mannes 1remaine in their possession: that is, they do carefully seperate wealthe rightly come by, from vniust gotten goodes, and do fathfully restore what soeuer they finde, in that which they haue, to belong of right vnto other men. For they are thoroughly persuaded and do verily beléeue that by this meanes the wealth that is lefte them, although by restitution it bée somewhat diminished, will yet notwithstanding prosper the better, endure the longer, and be farre more fruitfull vnto them.
- 1Nothing •f another mans must •e possessed.Nothing •f another mans must •e posses•ed.