A17183:509
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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Secondarily, it is to be looked for of 1us that we should love our neighbour as our selves. For the Lord hath said. Love thy neighbour as thy sel•: that is, most entirely and as dearly as by any means thou mayst. For there is not any affection that is of more force or vehemency then self love is. Neither was it the Lord his mind that the love of our neighbour should be any whit lesser than the love that we bear to our selves: but rather by this he gave us to understand that we ought to bestow on others as ardent love as may be, to wit, the very same affection that we bear to our selves and our own estate, and that we ought to be ready to do good to other, or to keep them from harm with the same care, faith, and diligence, with the same zeal & goodwill, wherewith we provide for our selves or our own safety. Whereupon the Lord in another place saith. What soever thou wouldest have done to thee self, that do thou to another. And what so ever thou wouldest not have done to thy self, do not thou the same to another. And herein doth the lord require two things at our hands, not to hurt, & to do good. For it is not enough not to hurt a man, but also to do him good, so much as lieth in us to do. For we our selves desire not only to keep our selves from hurt, but to do our selves good also.
Secondarily, it is to be looked for of 1vs that we should loue our neighbor as our selues. For the Lorde hath sayde. Loue thy neighbour as thy sel•: that is, most intirely and as dearely as by any meanes thou mayst. For there is not any affection that is of more force or vehemencie then selfe loue is. Neyther was it the Lord his minde that the loue of our neighbour should be any whit lesser thē the loue that we beare to our selues: but rather by this he gaue vs to vnderstand that we ought to bestowe on others as ardent loue as may be, to wit, the very same affection that we beare to our selues and our owne estate, and that we ought to be readie to do good to other, or to kéepe them from harme with the same care, fayth, and diligence, with the same zeale & goodwil, wherewith we prouide for our selues or our owne safetie. Wherevpon the Lorde in another place sayth. What soeuer thou wouldest haue done to thee selfe, that doe thou to another. And what so euer thou wouldest not haue done to thy self, do not thou the same to another. And herein doth the lord require two things at our hāds, not to hurt, & to do good. For it is not inough not to hurt a mā, but also to do him good, so much as lyeth in vs to do. For we our selues desire not onely to kéepe our selues from hurt, but to do our selues good also.