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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.
¶ Of the second precept of the second table, which is in order the sixth of the x. Commandments. Thou shalt not kill. And of the Magistrate.
¶ Of the second precept of the second table, which is in order the sixt of the x. Commaundements. Thou shalt not kill. And of the Magistrate.
¶ The sixth Sermon.
¶ The sixte Sermon.
Justice & innocency are very well joined to the higher power and magistrates authority, and in this 6. precept both public & private peace & tranquillity are hedged in & enclosed against open tumults and secret discords. And since the life of man is the most excellent thing in the world, whereupon all other things, of how great price soever they be, do wait and attend, and finally since the body of man is more worth than all other gifts whatsoever, the very natural order doth seem to require, that the 6. commandment should be placed next. which god himself hath plainly expressed in these few words: thou shalt not kill. For in this precept, justice & innocency 1are commanded & commended unto us, wherein also it is provided, that no man hurt an others life or body: & so in this precept charge is given to every one to maintain peace & quietness.
IVstice & innocencie are very well ioyned to the higher power and magistrats authoritie, and in this 6. precept both publique & priuate peace & tranquillitie are hedged in & inclosed against opē tumults and secret discords. And since ye life of mā is the most excellent thing in ye world, whervpon al other things, of how great price soeuer they bée, doe waite and attend, and finally since ye body of man is more woorthe than all other gifts whatsoeuer, the very naturall order doth séeme to require, yt the 6. cōmaundemēt shold be placed next. which god himself hath plainly expressed in these few words: thou shalt not kill. For in this precept, iustice & innocencie