A17183:1048
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.
Lot sate in the gates of Sodom to wait for strangers and wayfaring men, to the end he might take them home to his house, and give them entertainment so well as he could. And if it fell out that he met with a stranger, he did not desire him home to his house for fashions sake only, that is, with faint or feigned words, but he used in earnest all the means he could to compel him perforce to take up his Inn and lodge with him that night. Of our father Abraham ye read in Genesis, that in the very heat of the day, as he sate in the door of his tent, he espied three men that were travellers, whom at the first sight, although he knew them not, he entertained very lovingly and bad them welcome heartily. For he stayeth not to look when they should come and request to refresh themselves with him, but starteth up and meeteth them before they come to the door of his tent, where he himself preventeth them in speaking first unto ⟨p. 287⟩them, and when he had courteously after his country manner with obeisance saluted them, he biddeth them very lovingly home to his house and saith: I beseech thee my Lord if I may find favour in thy sight, pass not away (I pray thee) from thy servant.
Lot sate in the gates of Sodome to wayte for straungers and wayfaring men, to the ende hee might take them hoame to his house, and giue them enterteynment so well as hee could. And if it fell out that he mette with a straunger, hee did not desire him hoame to his house for fashions sake onely, that is, with fainte or fayned woordes, but hee vsed in earneste all the meanes hée could to compell him perforce to take vp his Inne and lodge with him that night. Of oure father Abraham yée read in Genesis, that in the verie heate of the day, as hée sate in the doore of his tent, hee espied three men that were trauellers, whome at the first sight, althoughe hée knewe them not, hee enterteyned very louingly and badd them wellcome hartily. For he stayeth not to looke when they should come and request to refreshe themselues wyth him, but starteth vppe and meeteth them before they come to the doore of his tent, where hee himselfe preuenteth them in speaking first vnto ⟨p. 287⟩them, and when hee had courteously after his countrie manner with obeysaunce saluted them, hee biddeth them very louingly hoame to his house and sayth: I beseech thee my Lord if I may finde fauour in thy sight, passe not away (I pray thee) from thy seruaunt.