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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.
In hell to be tormented there, with utter endless pains,
In hell to be tormented there, with vtter endlesse paines,
As that: so doth experience teach.
As that: so doth experience teache.
These testimonies have I cited to this end & purpose, that by these (dearly beloved) ye may gather the heinousness of this offence, which the very Gentiles them selves do so grievously cry out against and utterly condemn. Cain slue his brother Abel, but thereby he gat his reward, to be marked with a perpetual blot of ignominy and reproach. Shimei did intolerably rail upon David his ordinary Magistrate, and therefore was he punished according to his deserts. Absalom rebelled unnaturally against his father David, but being wrapped by the hair to a tree, and hanging betwixt heaven and earth, he is horribly thrust through with a Javelin. The Lord called them that slue the Prophets by the name of Adders brood, and sons of the devil. As for them that have reproachfully dealt with old men, or troubled widows, they have not gone unpunished. For the Lord in the law saith. Thou shalt not afflict the widows nor fatherless 1children: But if ye do go on to afflict them, they shall undoubtedly cry to me, and I will hear them: and my wrath shall wax hot, and I will slay you with the sword, & your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. Thus much hitherto.
These testimonies haue I cited to this end & purpose, that by these (dearly beloued) ye may gather the hainousnesse of this offence, which the verie Gentiles them selues do so grieuosly cry out against and vtterly condemn. Caine slue his brother Abel, but therby he gat his rewarde, to be marked with a perpetuall blot of ignominie and reproche. Semei did intollerably rayle vpon Dauid his ordinarie Magistrate, and therefore was he punished according to his desarts. Absalom rebelled vnnaturally against his father Dauid, but being wrapped by the haire to a tree, and hanging betwixt heauen and earth, he is horribly thrust throughe with a Iauelin. The Lorde called them that slue the Prophetes by the name of Adders broode, and sonnes of the deuill. As for them that haue reprochfully dealte with olde men, or troubled widowes, they haue not gone vnpunished. For the Lorde in the lawe sayth. Thou shalt not afflict the widowes nor fatherlesse