A17183:1462
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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The holy Apostle Paul commandeth to obey the magistrate: he alloweth of the authority of the sword, which he confesseth that the magistrate hath, not in vain, received at the hand of God. And therefore he did not disallow or find fault with the election of the magistrate, the use of the sword, the execution of the judgement and justice, nor with upright & civil laws.
The holie Apostle Paule commaundeth to obey the magistrate: he aloweth of the authoritie of the sword, which he confesseth that ye magistrate hath, not in vaine, receiued at the hande of God. And therefore he did not dissallowe or finde faulte with the election of the magistrate, the vse of the sworde, the execution of the iudgement and iustice, nor with vpright & ciuil lawes.
Now whosoever doth confer the laws and constitutions of Princes, kings, Emperors, or Christian magistrates which are to be found either in the Code, in the book of Digests, or Pandects, in the volume of new Constitutions, or else in any other books of good laws of sundry nations, with these Judicial laws of God, he must needs confess that they draw very near in likeness, and do very well agree one with an other. Justinian the Emperor forbade by law either to sell or otherwise to make away the possessions of the church, & things consecrated unto God. For the sincere confessing and pure maintaining of the catholic faith the Emperors Gratian, Valentinian, & Theodosius did make a most excellent & holy law. Constantine the great gave charge to Taurus one of his lieutenants to shut the idol temples, and with the sword to destroy such rebels, as went about to set them open, and to do sacrifice in them. That laws were made for the relief of the poor, and that kings and emperors had a care over them, it is to be seen in more places than one of the Emperors laws and constitutions. It is very certain y• whosoever readeth the Code, lib. 1. tit. 2. he shall find much matter belonging to this argument. For the honest training up of children, and the liberal sustaining of aged parents there are very commē dabble laws in the books of the heathens. Concerning the authority y• parents have over their children, there is mch & many things to be found in writing likewise of wedlock, of incest & […] marriages, Honorius, Acadius, & many other