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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.
A heathen writer, no base author 1ywis, made this definition of law, that it is an especial reason placed in nature commanding what is to be done, and forbidding the contrary. And verily the law is nothing but a declaration of Gods will, appointing what thou hast to do, and what thou oughtest to leave undone. The beginning and cause of laws is God him self, who is the fountain of all goodness, equity, trueth, and righteousness. Therefore all good and just laws come from God him self, although they be, for the most part, published and brought to light by men. Touching the laws of men, we must have a peculiar consideration of them by them selves. For of laws, some are of 2God, some of Nature, & some of Men. As concerning Gods law, I will speak of it in my second Sermon: at this present I will touch first the law of Nature, and then the law of Men.
A heathen writer, no base authour 1ywis, made this definition of lawe, that it is an especiall reason placed in nature cōmaūding what is to be done, and fordidding the contrarie. And verily the lawe is nothing but a declaration of Gods will, appointing what thou hast to do, and what thou oughtest to leaue vndone. The beginning and cause of lawes is God him selfe, who is the fountaine of all goodnesse, equitie, trueth, and righteousnesse. Therefore all good and iust lawes come from God him selfe, althoughe they be, for the most parte, published and brought to light by men. Touching the lawes of men, we muste haue a peculiar consideratiō of thē by thē selues. For of lawes, some are of 2God, some of Nature, & some of Men. As concerning Gods law, I wil speak of it in my seconde Sermon: at this present I will touch first the lawe of Nature, and then the lawe of Men.
- 1What law is.
- 2The division of •awes.The diuision of awes.