A17183:1461
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.
It remaineth here for me to say somewhat concerning the abrogation 1of the Judicial laws. Now therefore the Judicial laws do seem to be abrogated in this sense, because no Christian common weal, no city, or kingdom is compelled to be bound & to receive those very same laws, which were by Moses in that nation, according to the time, place, & state. published and set out of old. Therefore every country hath free liberty to use such laws as are best and most requisite for the estate and necessity of every place, and of every time, and persons: so yet that the substance of Gods laws be not rejected, trodden down, and utterly neglected. For the things which are agreeable to the law of nature, and the ten commandments, and whatsoever else God hath commanded to be punished, must not in any case be either clean forgotten or lightly regarded. Now the end whereunto all these laws do tend is, that honesty may flourish, peace and public tranquillity be firmly maintained, & judgement and justice be rightly executed. Of which because I have at large disputed in the exposition of the precept: Thou shalt do no murder, I will here be content to be so much the briefer.
It remaineth here for mée to saye somewhat concerning the abrogation 1of the Iudiciall lawes. Nowe therefore the Iudiciall lawes doe séeme to be abrogated in this sense, because no Christian common weale, no citie, or kingdome is compelled to be bound & to receiue those verie same lawes, which were by Moses in that nation, according to the time, place, & state. published and set out of olde. Therefore euery countrie hath frée libertie to vse such lawes as are best and most requisite for the estate and necessitie of euery place, and of euery time, and persons: so yet that the substance of Gods lawes be not reiected, troden downe, and vtterly neglected. For the things which are agréeable to the lawe of nature, and the tenne commaundements, and whatsoeuer else God hath commaunded to bee punished, must not in anye case bee either cleane forgotten or lightly regarded. Nowe the ende whereunto all these lawes do tende is, that honestie maye flourish, peace and publique tranquillitie be firmely mainteined, & iudgement and iustice be rightly executed. Of which because I haue at large disputed in the exposition of the precept: Thou shalt doe no murther, I will here be cōtent to be so much ye briefer.