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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.
And this law doth not only forbid 1and restrain the motions and evil affections of the mind by wrath, anger and envy, but doth also give commandment against all manner hurt that riseth by them. Harm and hurt is done by sundry means, by beating, by violent thrusting, by over throwing, by pulling, and troubling, although in doing so, thou doest not wound thy neighbour. But thy sin is the greater, if thou givest him a wound after what sort soever, either with weapon, or by any means else. And again thou sinnest yet more grievously, if thou dost quite cut off, or otherwise break any limb of his body, if thou puttest out his eyes, or dashest a tooth out of his head. So then the better that the limb is that thou cuttest off, or puttest out of joint, the greater is thy sin, and more grievous thine offence. From whence without doubt the law called 2Lex talionis took the beginning, which commandeth to cut off the hand of him, which did cut off an others hand: and to pluck out the eye of him, which did put out an other mans eye.
And this law doth not onely forbid 1and restraine the motions and euil affections of the mind by wrath, anger and enuie, but doth also giue cōmaundemēt against al maner hurt yt riseth by them. Harme and hurt is done by sundry meanes, by beating, by violent thrusting, by ouer throwing, by pulling, and troubling, although in doing so, thou doest not woūd thy neighbour. But thy sinne is the greater, if thou giuest him a wound after what sort soeuer, either with weapon, or by any meanes else. And againe thou sinnest yet more grieuously, if thou dost quite cut off, or otherwise break any limme of his body, if thou puttest out his eyes, or dashest a tooth out of his head. So then the better that the limme is that thou cuttest off, or puttest out of ioynt, the greater is thy sinne, and more gréeuous thine offence. From whence without doubt the law called 2Lex talionis tooke the beginning, which commaundeth to cutte off the hand of him, which did cutte off an others hand: and to plucke out the eye of him, which did put out an other mans eye.