A17183:1354
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.
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.
The Lord in many places of his ⟨p. 393⟩lawe doth charge parents to bring vp their children honestly, and to instruct 1them in the feare of God. Among the rest he saith: The wordes which I commaunde thee this daye, thou shalt shewe vnto thy children, and shalt talke of them when thou arte at home in thine house, and as thou walkest by the way, and when thou lyest downe, and when thou risest vp. And thou shalt bind them for a signe vppon thine hand, & they shalbe as frōtlets betwixt thine eyes, and thou shalt write them vpon the postes of thine house, and vpon thy gates &c.
- 1Parents & children.
Again, for the honouring, reverencing, and nourishing of parents, there are not in the moral only, but also in the Judicial laws some things set down, wherein the honour and duty to be given to parents is diligently commended to all sorts of people. Of which I will speak when I come to treat of parricide, under which title I do comprehend the evil handling, and naughty demeanour of men to their parents.