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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.
When thou art come into the land, which the lord thy God giveth thee, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like as all the nations, that are about me: then thou shalt make him king over thee, whom the Lord thy God shall choose. One from among the middest of thy brethren shalt thou make king over thee, and thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not of thy brethren. But he ⟨p. 391⟩shall not gather many horses unto him self: nor bring the people back again into Egypt, to increase the number of horses, that is, to get him self a strong troop of horse men: for as much as the Lord hath said: ye shall henceforth go no more again that way. Also let him not take many wives to him self, least his heart turn away: neither let him gather too much silver and gold. And when he is set upon the seat of his kingdom, he shall write him out a copy of this law in a book, according to the copy of the book, which the priests the Levites do use: and it shall be with him, & he ought to read therein all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the Lord his God, and to keep all the words of this law, and these ordinances, for to do them. And let not his hart arise above his brethren, neither let him turn from the commandment either to the right hand, or to the left, that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, both he and his sons in the middest of Israel.
Whē thou art come into the land, which the lord thy God giueth thee, and shalte saye, I wil set a king ouer mee, like as all the nations, that are about me: then thou shalt make him king ouer thee, whome the Lord thy God shall choose. One from among the middest of thy brethren shalte thou make king ouer thee, and thou mayest not set a straunger ouer thee, which is not of thy brethren. But he ⟨p. 391⟩shall not gather many horses vnto him selfe: nor bring the people back againe into Aegypt, to increase the number of horses, that is, to get him selfe a strong troope of horse men: for as much as the Lorde hath saide: ye shall hencefoorth go no more againe that waye. Also let him not take many wiues to him selfe, least his heart turne awaye: neither let him gather too much siluer and golde. And when he is sett vppon the seate of his kingdome, he shall write him out a copie of this law in a booke, according to the copie of the booke, which the priestes the Leuites do vse: and it shalbee with him, & he ought to reade therein all the dayes of his life, that hee may learne to feare the Lorde his God, and to keepe all the woordes of this lawe, and these ordinaunces, for to do them. And let not his hart arise aboue his brethren, neither let him turne from the commandement either to the right hand, or to the leaft, that hee may prolong his dayes in his kingdome, both hee and his sonnes in the middest of Israel.