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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.
Let the father instruct his children in manners. We all from our birth are clownish & rude, & all children have unseemly and uncivil manners: which evil is made double as much by evil custom and clownish company. Let the parents therefore teach their children manners betimes, which may adorn them at home, and become them abroad. Let him instruct him, how to behave him self decently in his going, and gesture of his body, how in the Church, how in the market, how at the table, how in mens companies, and in all other places of company. There are excellent pretty books set out for that purpose, so that I need not stand to discuss to you the particularities thereof.
Let the father instruct his children in manners. We all from our byrth are clownish & rude, & all childrē haue vnséemly and vnciuil manners: which euill is made double as much by euill custome and clownish company. Let the parents therefore teach their children manners betimes, which may adorne them at home, and become thē abroad. Let him instruct him, how to behaue him self decently in his going, and gesture of his body, howe in the Church, how in the market, howe at the table, howe in mens companies, and in all other places of companie. There are excellent preatie bookes set out for that purpose, so that I néede not stande to discusse to you the particularities thereof.
Lastly, let the father place his children 1with expert and cunning workmen, to teach them some handy craft whereby to get their living another day. But first, he must make trial of their wits, to see whereunto every one is best apt, and wherein he doth most delight. For, cunning will never be come by, where good will is wanting in him that must learn it. If thou hast any fit for learning, thou shalt do a good and godly deed, to train them up to the ministry of the church, or some other office that standeth by learning. But of all other, those parents are to be found fault withal, that bring up their children in lazy idleness. For although there be left unto them huge heaps of treasure, yet in three or four odd hours, all may be wasted and come to nought. Whereunto then shall your dainty idle Gentleman trust, what shall