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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
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.
And yet all this notwithstanding 1there is no cause but that there ought to be an order, a measure and decent regard in love and well doing. For rightly said Saint Augustine in the 27. Chapter of his book De doctrina Christiana. No sinner in that he is a sinner is to be loved. And in the. 28. Chapter. All men are to be loved alike, but since thou canst not do good to all men, therefore thou must especially do good to them, to whom thou art as it were by lot more nearly joined by opportunity either of time, of place, or of any other thing what soever. And this did Paul before Augustine teach, where he saith: Who soever worketh not let him not eat. And again, While we have time let us work good to all men, but specially to them of the household of faith. And in another place he commandeth us not to bestow on others, & to lack our selves at home. But rather he chargeth every one to have a godly care of his own house. The place is known in the fifth Chapter of the first Epistle to Timothy.
And yet all this notwithstanding 1there is no cause but that there ought to be an order, a measure and decent regard in loue and well doing. For rightly sayde Saint Augustine in the 27. Chapter of his booke De doctrina Christiana. No sinner in that he is a sinner is to be loued. And in the. 28. Chapter. All men are to be loued alike, but since thou canst not do good to all men, therfore thou must especially doe good to them, to whom thou art as it were by lot more neerely ioyned by opportunitie eyther of time, of place, or of any other thing what soeuer. And this did Paul before Augustine teach, where he sayth: Who soeuer worketh not let him not eate. And againe, While we haue time let vs worke good to all men, but specially to them of the houshold of fayth. And in another place he commandeth vs not to bestowe on others, & to lacke our selues at home. But rather he chargeth euery one to haue a godly care of his owne house. The place is knowne in the fift Chapter of the first Epistle to Timothie.
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