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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.
Now also the manner of killing 1must not be overpassed. The Lord saith: Thou shalt not kill. We kill divers ways: either we our selves do the deed, or else we use the help of other to strike the stroke, it is done either privily or openly. And in this sort again there are very many fashions. For we commit murder sometime by holding our peace, sometime by dissembling, by giving ill counsel, by consenting, by aiding, or egging forward to evil. An other peradventure would not do the thing that he doeth, but because he seeth that thou heartenest him on, but because he knoweth he shall please thee thereby, and because he perceiveth that thy help upholdeth him. Although therefore that thou with thine own hand strike not the stroke, yet the murder that an other committeth by thy setting on, shall be imputed to thee aswell as if thou thy self hadst killed the man. And no marvel, since John the Apostle and Evangelist, calleth hatred manslaughter.
Now also the manner of killing 1must not be ouerpassed. The Lord sayth: Thou shalt not kill. Wée kill diuers wayes: either wee our selues do the déede, or else wee vse the helpe of other to strike the stroak, it is done either priuilie or openly. And in this sort againe there are very many facions. For wée commit murder sometime by holding our peace, sometime by dissembling, by giuing ill counsell, by consenting, by ayding, or egging forward to euill. An other peraduenture would not do the thing that hée doeth, but because hée séeth that thou hartenest him on, but because he knoweth hée shal please thée thereby, and because hée perceiueth that thy helpe vpholdeth him. Although therefore that thou with thine own hand strike not the stroake, yet the murder that an other committeth by thy setting on, shalbe imputed to thée aswell as if thou thy selfe hadst killed the man. And no meruayle, since Iohn the Apostle and Euangeliste, calleth hatred manslaughter.
- 1The man••rs of killing.