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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.
Darius son of Hystaspes whose surname was Artaxerxes, did by all means possible aid and set forward the godly intent of Gods people, in building up again their city & temple. Let us not doubt therefore of Gods aid & helping hand. For God sometime doth utterly destroy, and sometime he chasteneth untoward tyrants, with some horrible and sudden disease: as it is evident that it happened to Antiochus, Herod the great, & to his nephew Herod Agrippa, to Maxentius also, and other enemies of God, and tyrants over men. Sometime he stirreth up noble captains and valiant men to displace tyrants, & set Gods people at liberty: as we see many examples thereof in the books of Judges & kings. But least any man do fall to abuse those examples, let him consider their calling by God. Which calling if he ⟨p. 175⟩have not or else do prevent, he is so far from doing good in killing the tyrant, that it is to be feared, least he 1do make the evil double so much as it was before. Thus much hitherto. Now I return to that which by my digression, remaineth yet unspoken of.
Darius sonne of Hystaspes whose surname was Artaxerxes, did by all meanes possible ayde and set forward the godly intent of Gods people, in building vp againe their citie & temple. Let vs not doubt therfore of Gods ayde & helping hand. For God sometime doth vtterly destroy, and sometime he chasteneth vntoward tyraunts, with some horrible and sodeine disease: as it is euident yt it happened to Antiochus, Herod the great, & to his nephue Herod Agrippa, to Maxentius also, and other enimies of God, and tyraunts ouer men. Sometime hée stirreth vp noble capitaines and valiaunt men to displace tyraunts, & set Gods people at libertie: as wee sée many examples thereof in the bookes of Iudges & kings. But least any man doe fall to abuse those examples, let him consider their calling by God. Which calling if hée ⟨p. 175⟩haue not or else do preuent, hée is so farre frō doing good in killing the tyraunt, that it is to be feared, least hée 1doe make the euill double so much as it was before. Thus much hetherto. Now I returne to that which by my digression, remayneth yet vnspoken of.