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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.
He did with great grief & trouble of mind, behold his fathers madness upon David, & wrongful dealing against him self, yet did he for the present discreetly sustain & wisely dissemble it, finding occasion at another time and in a place convenient to tell him of it, he never aided his father in any conceived mischief, he clave alway to the just man & righteous causes, he bewailed his fathers stubbornness, & sought not over boldly to resist him and strive against him, when he offered to deal by violent extremity with him, but saved him self by fleeing away, & yet for all this, he loved his father never the worse, but prayed still to God for his health & welfare, showing him self in all things an obedient son to his crabbed father. This verily is the duty of a godly son. This ought every one of us most diligently to follow in doing our duty and humble obeisance unto our parents, how froward or crooked soever they be. Let none give a rough answer stubbornly, yea, let none so much as mumble an answer or mutter against his parents Let none curse or speak evil of his father or mother, unless he will perforce seek the way & means, to make high & mighty Gods curse hang over & light upon his pate. If haply our parents be poor, if misshapen in limbs, or otherwise diseased with any infirmity, let none of us therefore in mockery flout at, or disdainfully despise them.
He did with great griefe & trouble of mind, behold his fathers madnesse vpon Dauid, & wrongful dealing against him self, yet did he for ye presit discréetly sustain & wisely dissemble it, finding occasion at another time and in a place cōuenient to tel him of it, he neuer ayded his father in any conceiued mischief, he claue alway to the iust man & righteous causes, he bewayled his fathers stubbornesse, & sought not ouer boldly to resist him and striue against him, whē he offered to deale by violēt extremitie with him, but saued him self by fléeing away, & yet for all this, he loued his father neuer ye worse, but praied still to God for his helth & welfare, shewing him selfe in al things an obedient sonne to his crabbed father. This verily is ye duetie of a godly son. This ought euery one of vs most diligently to folow in doing our dutie and hūble obeisance vnto our parēts, how froward or crooked soeuer they be. Let none giue a rough answere stubbornly, yea, let none so much as mūble an answere or mutter against his parēts Let none curse or speake euil of his father or mother, vnlesse he wil perforce séeke ye way & means, to make highe & mightie Gods curse hang ouer & light vpon his pate. If haply our parents be poore, if mishapen in limmes, or otherwise diseased with any infirmitie, let none of vs therfore in mockerie floute at, or disdaynefully despise them.