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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.
Now let every one make restitution 1of so much, as he hath taken away, or at least of so much as he is able to restore. For many have spent and so prodigally wasted other mens goods, that they are not able to make restitution of any thing again. Let such fellows acknowledge their fault and repent their folly from the bottom of their hearts. And if it happen at any time afterward that they come by goods, then let them be so much more liberal of their own, as before they were prodigal in spending other mens.
Nowe let euery one make restitution 1of so much, as hée hath taken away, or at least of so much as hée is able to restoare. For many haue spente and so prodigally wasted other mennes goodes, that they are not able to make restitution of any thinge againe. Let such fellowes acknowledge their fault and repente their follie from the bottome of their hearts. And if it happen at any time afterward that they come by goodes, then let them bée so much more liberal of their owne, as before they were prodigall in spending other mens.
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But if all the richesse which thou possessest be other mens goods, and gotten of thee by theft and robbery, so that if thou madest a full restitution, there should no penny be left for thee, but that thou must needs go beg, then art thou verily hard bested, and in too woeful a taking, yea thou art mad and far beside thee self if thou wilt not stick, but still go on to paint thy pride & maintain a port with other mens pence, and satisfy thy lust in the bowels, blood, and sweat of poor mens brows. Why doest thou not rather abase thee self to poverty, and use thy unjust gotten goods, as needy people use their alms? For thou livest of that that should be the poor's.