A17183:531
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.
Touching the latter of these two especial points, that is, for the preserving 1of friendship and society among men, the Lord in the Gospel saith: What so ever ye would that men should do to you, do ye the same to them. This sentence did Alexander Severus the Emperor turn and express thus: What soever thou wouldest not have done to thee self, that do not thou to another. Which saying he loved so well, that he commanded it to be written up in his Palace, and common houses of ⟨p. 103⟩office. Moreover to that general law belong these that follow, Live honestly, Hurt not another, Give every man his own, Provide things necessary for life, and keep it from distress. But now because the law of 2Nature is made opposite to the written law of God, it is requisite that it be answerable also to the law of God: let us therefore see what the wise men and law givers of the Gentiles have left in writing, to countervail the ten Commandments, and how far their writings are answerable to the law of God.
Touching the latter of these two especiall pointes, that is, for the preseruing 1of friendship and societie among men, the Lorde in the Gospell sayth: What so euer ye woulde that men shoulde doe to you, doe ye the same to them. This sentence did Alexander Seuerus the Emperour turne and expresse thus: What soeuer thou wouldest not haue done to thee selfe, that doe not thou to another. Whiche saying he loued so well, that he commaunded it to be written vp in his Palace, and common houses of ⟨p. 103⟩office. Moreouer to that generall lawe belong these that followe, Liue honestly, Hurt not another, Giue euery man his owne, Prouide thinges necessarie for life, and kéepe it from distresse. But nowe bycause the lawe of 2Nature is made opposite to the written lawe of God, it is requisite that it be aunswerable also to the lawe of God: let vs therefore sée what the wise men and law giuers of the Gentiles haue left in writing, to counteruaile the tenne Commaundementes, and how farre their writings are answerable to the law of God.