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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 it in deed is the true and proper honour due to our parents, the Lord him self bearing witness thereunto in the. 15. of Mat. & concluding, that we ought to provide & have a care for our parents, to save & defend them, & wholly to give our selves & hazard our lives in their behalf. And now that this that I have said may be more easily & evidently understood, I will confer & apply this honour to those. 7. several kinds of men, which we do comprehend under the name of parents, that thereby every one may see what and how much honour he ought to bestow upon his parents, his con try, the magistrates therein, & those sorts of people that are afore named. Whereas 1of duty we ought to honour our parents, that duty is paid if we do so worshipfully esteem of them as to think that they are given to us of God to y• end that we should reverence, love, & always have an eye to them, although for nothing else, yet only for the Lords sake, who is and doth think him self despised, so long as we go on to contemn our parents, and to think vilely of them. Neither doth it make any matter to us, whether they be worthy or unworthy, whom the lord commandeth us to honour. For be they as they may be, yet notwithstanding, they did not without the providence of god, chance to be our parents, in respect of which parentage, the lawgiver him self will have them to be honoured. Whatsoever therefore children shall have occasion to speak to their parents, let it always savour of humble reverence & childly affection: and let them with such affection & reverence obey their parents. If they seem to us to be somewhat bitter & ungentle, yet let us wisely wink at it, & not seem to know it, by little & little still declining from the evil, which by force they seem to compel us unto, & let us so discreetly handle the matter, that we may give them as small occasion as may be to be offended at us. We have Jonathan y• son of Saul, to be an example to us of a godly & obedient child.
For yt in déed is ye true and proper honor due to our parents, ye Lord him self bearing witnes thervnto in ye. 15. of Mat. & cōcluding, yt we ought to prouide & haue a care for our parents, to saue & defend them, & wholy to giue our selues & hazard our liues in their behalf. And now yt this yt I haue said may be more easily & euidently vnderstood, I wil confer & apply this honor to those. 7. seueral kinds of mē, which we do cōprehend vnder the name of parents, yt thereby euery one may sée what and how much honor he ought to bestow vpō his parēts, his cū try, ye magistrats therin, & those sorts of people yt are afore named. Wheras