A17183:1370
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 free men little is said in the law, but they were exempted from bearing office in the common wealth, which were known to be harlots children, whose fathers no man know. Strangers also, as the Ammonites & Moabites were utterly barred from rule and authority in the Israelitish weal public. Deuteronomium 23.
Of frée men little is saide in the lawe, but they were exempted from bearing office in the common wealth, which were knowen to be harlots children, whose fathers no man knowe. Straungers also, as the Amonites & Moabites were vtterly barred from rule and authoritie in the Israelitishe weale publique. Deuteronomium 23.
All deceit, cozening, robbery, shiftings, and subtle crafts are flatly forbidden in the law under the title of theft. For in the 19 of Levit. we read: Ye shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lye one to another. And in the nineteenth of Deuteronomy: Thou shalt not remove thy neighbours merestone.
All deceipte, cousening, robberie, shiftings, and subtile craftes are flatly forbidden in the law vnder the title of theft. For in the 19 of Leuit. wée read: Ye shall not steale, nor deale falsely, nor lye one to another. And in the ninetéenth of Deuteronomie: Thou shalt not remoue thy neighbours meerestone.
In the 22 of Exodus the Lord doth 1punish theft with four or fivefold ⟨p. 396⟩double restitution: which whosoever 2did not perform, he was sold and brought into extreme bondage. But if the stolen thing were found with the thief and recovered again, then did the stealer restore to the owner double the value of that, which was stolen. To this law belonged whatsoever was spoken concerning sacrilege, stealing of cattle, robbing of