A17183:748
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 the Acts of the Apostles teach us in what sort the Apostles did behave themselves in dealing with tyrannical magistrates. Let them therefore that are vexed with tyrants, and oppressed with wicked magistrates, take this advice to follow in that perplexity. First let them call to remembrance, and consider what and how great their sins of idolatry and uncleanness are, which have already deserved the revenging anger of their jealous God: and then let them think that God will not wtdraw his scourge, unless he see that they redress their corrupt manners, and evil religion. So then first they must go about and bring to pass a full reformation of matters in religion, & perfect amendment of manners amiss. Then must ⟨p. 174⟩they pray continually that God will vouchsafe to pull and draw his oppressed people out of the mire of mischief wherein they stick fast. For that counsel did the Lord himself in the 18. after Luke, give to those that are oppressed, promising therewithal assured aid and present delivery.
Now the Actes of the Apostles teach vs in what sort the Apostles did behaue themselues in dealing with tyrannical magistrates. Let them therfore that are vexed with tyrantes, and oppressed with wicked magistrates, take this aduice to follow in that perplexitie. First let them call to remembraunce, and consider what and how great their sinnes of idolatrie and vncleannesse are, which haue alreadie deserued the reuenging anger of their iealous God: and then let them thinck that God wil not wtdraw his scourge, vnlesse hée sée that they redresse their corrupt maners, and euill religion. So then first they must goe about and bring to passe a full reformation of matters in religion, & perfect amendment of maners amisse. Then must ⟨p. 174⟩they pray continually that God will vouchsafe to pul and draw his oppressed people out of the myre of mischiefe wherein they sticke fast. For that counsell did the Lord himselfe in the 18. after Luke, giue to those that are oppressed, promising therewithall assured ayde and present delyuerie.