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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.
Finally, in the last place, old folks & widows, fatherless children and impotent 1weak persons, must be reputed among our parents: whose cause and tuition, the Lord hath in more places then one, commended unto us. So then (my brethren) here ye have heard who they be that in this first precept of the second table, we have to take for our parents, and who and how many are comprehended and commended to us under that name: and now shall ye hear what honour we owe to them, and what the honour is that we should attribute unto them.
Finally, in the last place, olde folkes & widowes, fatherlesse children and impotent 1weake persons, must be reputed among our parents: whose cause and tuition, the Lorde hath in more places then one, commended vnto vs. So then (my brethren) here ye haue hearde who they be that in this firste precept of the second table, we haue to take for our parentes, and who and howe many are comprehended and commended to vs vnder that name: and nowe shall ye heare what honour we owe to them, and what the honour is that we shuld attribute vnto them.
- 1Aged per••ns or old folks.Aged per••ns or olde folks.
To honour, in the scriptures is diversly 1taken, but in this treatise it signifieth to magnify, to worship, to esteem well, and to do reverence, as to a thing ordained by god: and also to acknowledge to love, and to give praise as for a benefit received at Gods hand, and as for a thing given from heaven that is both holy, profitable, and necessary. To honour, is to be dutiful & to obey, & so to obey, as if it were to God him self, by whom we know that our obedience is commanded, and to whom we are sure that our service is acceptable. Otherwise we have not in any case to obey either our parents or magistrates,