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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
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And now let us also declare yt fourth 1& last manner how we ought to stand our neighbour in stead, and how to do him good in showing our dutiful love and civil humanity. That hath the Lord already very finely set out, in the very same parable wherein he taught us who is our neighbour. For he hath briefly, and yet very evidently touched all the points of the love that we owe to our neighbour. First the Samaritan at the sight of the woū dead man, was moved with pity.
And now let vs also declare yt fourth 1& last manner how we ought to stand our neighbour in stéede, and how to do him good in shewing our dutifull loue and ciuil humanitie. That hath the Lord already very finely set out, in ye very same parable wherin he taught vs who is our neighbour. For he hath briefly, and yet very euidently touched all the points of the loue that we owe to our neighbour. First the Samaritane at the sight of the woū ded man, was moued with pitie.
- 1Howe we ought to stand our neighbour in steadHowe we ought to stand our n•ighbour in steede
There is therefore required of us a merciful motion of pity, so to regard other mens calamities as though they were our own: it is looked for at our hands, that we should be as sorrowful minded for another mans trouble, as he that feeleth the misery, according to that saying of the Apostle. Be mindful of them that are in bonds, as bound with them, and of them which suffer adversity, as though ye your selves also being in the body suffered adversity. Secondarily the Samaritan passeth not by, but cometh unto him, he doth not with sorrowful words wish health to the wounded, and so letting him lye, depart to dispatch his own affairs: For James the Apostle saith. If a brother or sister be naked and destitute of daily food, and one of you say unto them, depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled: and yet notwithstanding give them not those things that are needful to the body, what shall it profit? The Samaritan therefore cometh unto him, setteth to his hand, and showeth the skill that he hath (which was not much ywis) to heal the silly mangled man. He doth not loath and turn his face from the ill-favoured colour, bloody matter, corrupted filth and stench of his wounds, but bindeth them up him self, not letting them alone for another to do. He maketh not his excuse that he is no Physician: but doth what he can in that necessity, using such medicine as for the time present he had in a readiness, till more conveniently he might come by better. Wine and Oil he had taken with him when he began his journey, which in that necessity he doth use, and that not very inconveniently, because wine purgeth wounds and oil doth make them supple.