A17183:1306
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.
To the treatise of vows belongeth 1the discipline and order of the Nazarites. Of which there is a large discourse in the 6. Chapter of the book of Numbers The Nazarites were those, who, because they would the more freely without let attend upon Gods service, or else because they had heretofore lived •oo licentiously, did of their own accord and will take upon them a more strict and severe trade of life, than the common people used, & kept it for a discipline to make other men to follow their example of virtue and honest living. Whereupon it cometh that some do take the Nazarites to have their name of separation, because Nazir among the Hebrews signifieth a separation, & that the Nazarites separating themselves from the common trade of life, that other men did lead, did give themselves to a certain peculiar form of living for God and Godlynesses sake. That severe and strict discipline did continue in some by the length of all their life time, as in Samson, and Samuel.
To the treatise of vowes belongeth 1the discipline and order of the Nazarites. Of whiche there is alarge discourse in the 6. Chapiter of the booke of Numbers The Nazarits were those, who, because they would the more freely without let attend vpon Gods seruice, or else because they had heretofore liued •oo licentiously, did of their owne accord and wil take vpon them a more stricte and seuere trade of life, than the common people vsed, & kept it for a discipline to make other men to follow their example of vertue and honest liuing. Whereuppon it commeth that some do take the Nazarits to haue their name of separation, because Nazir amonge the Hobrues signifieth a separation, & that the Nazarites separating themselues from the common trade of life, that other men did lead, did giue themselues to a certaine peculiar forme of liuing for God and Godlynesses sake. That seuere and strict discipline did continue in some by the lengthe of all their life time, as in Samson, and Samuel.
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