A17183:1042
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.
Let earthly goods also serve our necessity. Now necessity requireth 1a commodious dwelling place, so much victuals as are sufficient: comely apparel, and honest company keeping with our neighbours and equals. Let every man measure and esteem these circumstances, first by his own person, then by his family or household. For an householder must warily provide and foresee that no necessary thing be wanting in his family. Of this care of the householder, there are sundry testimonies of Scripture extant, but especially that of Saint Paul, in the fifth Chapter of his ⟨p. 284⟩first Epistle to Timothy. And here note that by necessity all things are meant which the body or life of man doth necessarily require and stand in need of, and finally whatsoever the honesty and beseeming of every man doth crave or demand. And thus far verily and to this end or purpose it is lawful for any man to lay somewhat up in store against years to come. The man, whose charge is much in keeping a great house, hath need of the more to maintain it withal, and he whose family is not so big needeth so much the less, as his house is the smaller. And one state of life and a greater port becometh a magistrate, when an other countenance and a lower sail beseemeth a private person. But in these cases let every man consider what necessity requireth, not what lust and rioting will egg him unto. Let him think with himself what is seemly and unseemly for one of his degree.
Let earthly goodes also serue our necessitie. Nowe necessitie requireth 1a commodious dwelling place, so much victualls as are sufficiente: comely apparell, and honeste company keeping wyth oure neighbours and equalls. Let euery man measure and esteeme these circumstaunces, first by his owne personne, then by his familie or household. For an householder must warely prouide and foresee that no necessarie thinge be wanting in his familie. Of this care of the househoulder, there are sundrye testimonies of Scripture extant, but especiallie that of Saint Paule, in the fifth Chapiter of his ⟨p. 284⟩first Epistle to Timothie. And here note that by necessitie all thinges are mente which the body or life of man doth necessarily require and stand in néede of, and finally whatsoeuer the honestie and beséeming of euery man doth craue or demaunde. And thus farre verily and to this ende or purpose it is lawfull for any man to lay somewhat vp in stoare against yeares to come. The man, whose charge is much in keping a great house, hath néede of the more to maintayne it withall, and hée whose familie is not so bigge néedeth so much the lesse, as his house is ye smaller. And one state of life and a greater port becommeth a magistrate, when an other countenaunce and a lower sayle beséemeth a priuate person. But in these cases let euery man consider what necessitie requireth, not what lust and riotting will egge him vnto. Let him thincke with himself what is séemely and vnseemely for one of his degrée.