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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
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Lastly the law doth not leave the order of war untouched. For it giveth 1precepts concerning the beginning, the making, and the ending of war: which are to be read in the twentieth Chapter of Deuteronomy. Moreover in the law there are set out the examples of terrible wars, as that with the Amalekites in the seventh of Exodus, and that with the Midianites in the 31 of the book of Numbers: where somewhat also is said touching the division of spoils gotten in the wars.
Lastly the lawe doth not leaue the order of warre vntouched. For it giueth 1precepts concerning the beginning, the making, and the endinge of warre: which are to bee read in the twentieth Chapter of Deuteronomie. Moreouer in the law there are set out the examples of terrible warres, as that with the Amalechites in the seuenth of Exodus, and that with the Madianites in the 31 of the booke of Numbers: where somewhat also is sayed touching the diuision of spoyles gotten in the warres.
- 1Wary.Warie.
I know (my brethren) that I have 1been somewhat tedious unto you in making this rehearsal of the laws unto you: but for because the most wise and mighty God doth nothing without especial causes and the evident profit of mankind, I could not therefore suffer this part of the law to pass me untouched, considering that I see it so diligently taught by God him self, and that it maketh much to the opening and maintaining of the moral law. Our good God who knoweth all things, doeth also know the dullness and overthwart slackness of mans wit, and how it requireth to be driven perforce many times to do good and eschew evil. And therefore the holy Lord hath in these Judicial laws added an holy kind of compulsion to drive men on withal.