A17183:1353
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.
Of lawful wedlock, against incestuous and unprofitable marriages, 1and also of the degrees of consanguinity and affinity there are exquisite precepts as well in the eighteenth Chapter of Leviticus, as also in other places of the books of Moses. Verily where lawful marriages are not, there is no matrimony: therefore the children, that are so borne, are counted bastards: neither is there for them any dowries or inheritance.
Of lawfull wedlocke, against incestuous and vnprofitable marriages, 1and also of the degrées of consanguinitie and affinitie there are exquisite precepts as well in the eyghtéenth Chapter of Leuiticus, as also in other places of the bookes of Moses. Verily where lawfull marriages are not, there is no matrimonie: therefore the children, that are so borne, are counted bastardes: neither is there for them any dowries or inheritance.
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The Lord in many places of his ⟨p. 393⟩law doth charge parents to bring up their children honestly, and to instruct 1them in the fear of God. Among the rest he saith: The words which I command thee this day, thou shalt show unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou art at home in thine house, and as thou walkest by the way, and when thou lyest down, and when thou risest up. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, & they shall be as frontlets betwixt thine eyes, and thou shalt write them upon the posts of thine house, and upon thy gates &c.