A17183:1373
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.
Concerning doing and receiving damage, and the making of full restitution 1for the harm that is done, there are many constitutions in the law of the Lord: If any man, saith the law, doth dig a well, and do not cause it to be covered, so that an Ox or a sheep of an other mans do fall into it, then let him that oweth the well take to him self the beast that perished, and pay the worth of the beast to him that is the owner thereof.
Concerning doinge and receiuinge damage, and the making of full restitution 1for the harme that is done, there are many constitutions in the lawe of the Lorde: If any man, saith the lawe, doth digge a well, and do not cause it to be couered, so that an Oxe or a sheepe of an other mannes do fall into it, then let him that oweth the well take to him selfe the beast that perished, and paye the worth of the beast to him that is the owner thereof.
- 1The doing and receiving of damage.The doing and receyuing of damage.
The like law is made in the 21 of Exodus touching an Ox that pusheth with his horns. In the 22 Cha. is given the law of restitution in giving like for like. If either one mans pasture be eaten up by an other mans cattle: or if one man hurt another's corn or vineyard. For y• law commandeth to restore other pasturings, other corn ground and other vineyards, not of the worst, but of the best, to him that had the damage done him. Likewise if any man had set thorns on fire, and by his negligence had suffered it to catch hold upon corn, either standing in the field upright, or stacked up in mows at home, then he by whose negligence the fire began, did make amends for the loss, that the other received. The same law is again repeated in the 24 of Leviticus. In the 22 of Deuteronomy, there are many things expressed that must be referred unto this title: of which sort is the law that biddeth us to bring back the Ox that goeth astray, and to restore the things that are found, to him that lost them: to keep our buildings in good reparations, that by misfortune in the fall of them our brethren be not mischieved.