A17183:1047
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 those who are indifferently stored, and richer men who have wealth at will, be courteous and liberal to entertain strangers with frank hospitality. Let their minds be set to use liberality to their own praise and honesty, and not given to filthy greediness, and unhonest sparing of every odd halfpenny. For some thou shalt find, who though they be indifferently well stored with wealth and possessions, are yet not withstanding so wholly given over to the gathering of more, that neither for their own honesties sake, nor for any show of courtesy they will once bestow a dodkin upon any man whatsoever, be he their own countryman, or a stranger unknown. These kind of fellows are always chambered, and keep themselves close in secret counting houses, their bags are their pillows whereon they sleep, & dream of their ruddocks, they are not seen to stir abroad, least peradventure occasion should be offered them to give entertainment or to show some civility to aliens and strangers. The Scripture doth give a far better report of the most holy 1and famous Patriarchs our grand predecessors.
Let those who are indifferently stoared, and richer menne who haue wealth at wil, be courteous and liberall to enterteyne straungers wyth francke hospitalitie. Let their minds be set to vse liberalitie to their owne praise and honestie, and not giuen to filthie gréedinesse, and vnhonest sparing of euery odd halfpenie. For some thou shalt finde, who thoughe they bee indifferently well stoared wyth wealth and possessions, are yet not withstanding so whoalie giuen ouer to the gathering of more, that neither for their owne honesties sake, nor for any shewe of courtesie they will once bestowe a dodkin vppon any man whatsoeuer, bee hee their owne countrieman, or a stranger vnknowne. These kinde of fellowes are alwayes chambered, and kéepe themselues cloase in secreate counting houses, their baggs are their pillowes whereon they sléepe, & dreame of their ruddockes, they are not séene to sturre abroade, least peraduenture occasion should bee offered them to giue entertainement or to shewe some ciuilitie to aliaunts and straungers. The Scripture doth giue a farre better reporte of the most holie 1and famous Patriarchs our graund predecessours.
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