A17183:1548
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.
Moreover, to this place is to be referred the difference that some 1men do very wisely make betwixt the giving, and the taking of an offence.
Moreouer, to this place is to bée referred the difference that some 1men doe verie wisely make betwixte the giuing, and the taking of an offence.
- 1An offence given and an offence taken.An offence giuen and an offence taken.
An offence is given then, when by thy fault, by thy importunity, I say, and thy lightness, thou either doest or sayest a thing: for which thy brother hath a cause to be offended. The other kind of offence is not given, but taken, or picked out, not by thy fault, but by the malice or wickedness of another man: as for example, when thou doest sin neither in word nor deed, when thy deeds are nothing insolent, nor thy words unseasonable, when thou either sayest or doest the thing that is both free and lawful for thee to say and do, and yet another taketh pepper in nose and is offended with that liberty of thine. Which is all one, as if a man that walketh in a plain path should hap to trip or stumble, and presently quarrel with his companion, as though he had laid a block in his way.
An offence is giuen then, when by thy faulte, by thy importunitie, I saye, and thy lightnesse, thou either doest or sayest a thing: for which thy brother hath a cause to bee offended. The other kinde of offence is not giuen, but taken, or picked out, not by thy faulte, but by the malice or wickednesse of another man: as for example, when thou doest sinne neither in woorde nor déede, when thy déedes are nothing insolent, nor thy woordes vnseasonable, when thou either sayest or doest the thing that is both frée and lawfull for thée to saye and do, and yet another taketh pepper in nose and is offended with that libertie of thine. Which is all one, as if a man that walketh in a plaine pathe shoulde happe to trippe or stumble, and presently quarell with his companion, as though hee had layed a blocke in his waye.