A17183:1369
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
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Moreover the Lord did in these 1laws limit out the time of bondmen's manumission, because the Lords of bondmen should not use them over cruelly for their gain and commodities sake: all which are at full set down in the 21 Chapter of Exodus: we must also refer that to the clemency that ought to be showed to servants, whereas in the 23 Chapter of Deuterono. it it said: Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant, which is escaped from his master unto thee: but let him dwell in any place whereunto he is fled. And yet man-stealing is most sharply forbidden. Now they 2commit the offence called Plagium, ye is to say, man-stealing, whosoever do entice other mens bondmen to run from their masters, or which do by theft or robbery steal other mens servants, whom they do either keep to them selves, or else sell to others. Against such this law is given: Whosoever stealeth a man and selleth him, if he be convinced of the crime, let him dye the death. And the same law is again repeated in the 24 of Deuteronomium.3
Moreouer the Lorde did in these 1lawes limitt out the time of bondmēs manumission, because the Lordes of bondmen shoulde not vse them ouer cruelly for their gaine and commodities sake: al which are at ful set down in the 21 Chapter of Exodus: we must also referre that to the clemencie that ought to be shewed to seruants, wheras in the 23 Chapter of Deuterono. it it saide: Thou shalt not deliuer vnto his maister the seruaunt, which is escaped from his maister vnto thee: but let him dwell in any place wherunto he is fledd. And yet manstealing is moste sharpely forbidden. Now they 2committ the offence called Plagium, ye is to saye, manstealing, whosoeuer do entice other mennes bondmen to runne from their maisters, or which do by theft or robberie steale other mennes seruaunts, whom they do either kéepe to them selues, or else sel to others. Against such this lawe is giuen: Whosoeuer stealeth a man and selleth him, if he be conuinced of the crime, let him dye the death. And the same lawe is againe repeated in the 24 of Deuteronomium.