A17183:724
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.
neither must we in any case suffer our adversary the devil, to fasten his foot in our hearts, who doth through anger by little and little, creep into our minds, & by continual wrath doth work out envy, by which he doth captivate & pervert the whole man, with all his senses words and works.
neither must we in any case suffer our aduersary the diuell, to fasten his foote in our hearts, who doth through anger by little and litle, créepe into our mindes, & by cōtinuall wrath doth worke out enuie, by which he doth captiuate & peruert the whole man, with all his senses words and workes.
For, Envy is anger grown into custom 1by long continuance, which doth for the most part vex, burn, and ⟨p. 165⟩envy, more then the party which is envied: Although the envious doth never cease to devise mischief against the man whom he doth envy. It is an endless evil which doth not admit any remedy to take it away. And therefore did the Gentiles bait & canvass it too and fro with wonderful pretty quips and pithy sentences: Some of which I will not be ashamed here to rehearse, to the intent that counterfeit Christians addicted to envy, may be ashamed of it, if peradventure they will learn to blush, when they find them selves touched by Heathens & Paynims.
For, Enuie is anger growen into custome 1by long continuaunce, which doth for the most part vexe, burne, and ⟨p. 165⟩enuie, more then the partie which is enuied: Although the enuious doth neuer ceasse to deuise mischiefe against the man whom he doth enuie. It is an endlesse euill which doth not admit any remedie to take it away. And therfore did the Gentiles baite & canuase it too and fro with wonderfull preatie quipps and pithie sentences: Some of which I will not be ashamed héere to rehearce, to the intent that counterfeit Christians addicted to enuie, may be ashamed of it, if peraduenture they wil learne to blush, when they finde them selues touched by Heathens & Paynims.