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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.
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 3the common treasury, and carrying away of other mens bondslaves, of which I spake somewhat a little before. And to this doth appertain that excellent law which sayeth: 4Thou shalt not deny nor keep back the wages of an hired servant, that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of the strangers, that are within thy land: Thou shalt give him his hire the same day, and that before the sun go down, because he is needy, and doeth therewith sustain his life: least he cry against thee unto the Lord, and it be sin unto thee.