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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.
The cities which the Levites had to possess, were of old their schools of 1Israel. Now Joshua did appoint those cities for studies sake, and the cause of godliness. King Hezekiah was no less careful for the sure payment and revenue of the ministers stipends, than ⟨p. 185⟩he was for the restoring and renewing of every office. For honour and advancement maketh learning to flourish: when need and necessity is driven to seek out sundry shifts: beggary setteth religion to sale, much more the invented lies of mens own mouths. Jehoshaphat sendeth Senators and other officers with the priests and teachers through all his kingdom. For his desire was by all means possible to have Gods word preached with authority and a certain majesty, and being preached to have it defended and put in ure to the bringing forth of good works. King Josiah doth together with idolatry and profane worshippings of God, destroy the false priests that were to be found: setting up in their steeds the true teachers of Gods word, and restoring again sincere religion: even as also king Joas (having rebuked the Levites) did repair the decayed buildings of the holy temple. I am not able to run through all the Scriptures, and rehearse all the examples in them expressed: let the Godly Prince or magistrate learn by these few, what and how he ought to determine touching laws for religion.
The cities which the Leuites had to possesse, were of old their scholes of 1Israel. Now Iosue did appoint those cities for studies sake, and the cause of godlines. King Ezechias was no lesse carefull for the sure paiment and reuenue of the ministers stipēds, than ⟨p. 185⟩hee was for the restoring and renuing of euerie office. For honour and aduauncemēt maketh learning to flourish: when néede and necessitie is driuen to séeke out sondrie shiftes: beggarie setteth religion to sale, much more the inuented lyes of mens owne mouthes. Iosaphat sendeth Senatours and other officers with the priestes and teachers through al his kingdome. For his desire was by all meanes possible to haue Gods word preached with authoritie and a certaine maiestie, and being preached to haue it defended and put in vre to the bringing forth of good workes. King Iosias doth together with idolatrie and prophane worshippinges of God, destroy the false priestes that were to be found: setting vppe in their stéeds the true teachers of Gods word, and restoring againe sincere religion: euen as also king Ioas (hauing rebuked the Leuites) did repaire the decayed buildings of the holie temple. I am not able to runne through all the Scriptures, and rehearce al the examples in them expressed: let ye Godly Prince or magistrate learne by these fewe, what and how hée ought to determine touching lawes for religion.