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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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For the honouring of Parents and Magistrates, for the bringing up of 1children, and touching the duty of children, there are excellent precepts and sentences of the wiser sort of Gentiles. Hierocles among his other writings, saith: If any man shall call his Parents, certain second, or earthly Gods, he shall not do amiss, considering that for the nigh affinity betwixt us, they ought to be (if it be lawful so to say) more to be honoured of us than the Gods them selves. And it is necessary to be persuaded that we must with a continual readiness of mind do our endeavour, to repay the benefits received at their hands with the like again. And although we shall do very much for them, yet notwithstanding, all will be too little in comparison of that we ought to do. And so forth as followeth: For sooner will the time fail me, then that I can conveniently rehearse this and the like belonging hereunto out of heathen writers: neither did I purpose to reckon up all.
For the honouring of Parents and Magistrates, for the bringing vp of 1children, and touching the duetie of children, there are excellent precepts and sentences of the wiser sorte of Gentiles. Hierocles among his other writings, sayth: If any man shal cal his Parents, certaine seconde, or earthly Gods, he shall not doo amisse, considering that for the nighe affinitie betwixt vs, thei ought to be (if it be lawful so to say) more to be honored of vs thē the Gods thē selues. And it is necessarie to be persuaded that we must with a continuall readinesse of minde doe our indeuour, to repay the benefites receiued at their handes with the like again. And although we shal do very much for them, yet notwithstanding, all will be too litle in comparison of that we ought to doe. And so foorth as followeth: For sooner will the time faile me, then that I can conueniently rehearse this and the like belonging herevnto out of heathen writers: neyther did I purpose to reckon vp all.
- 15 The honour ring of parents.5 The hono• ring of parentes.