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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
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For at Sessions or Assizes, parties appear and sue one an other, for some inheritance or possession, which either party affirmeth to be his by law, laying for themselves whatsoever they can, to prove and show what right and title they have to the thing. ⟨p. 192⟩All which the Judges do diligently hear and perfectly note, then they confer the one with the other & lay them with the law, lastly they pronounce sentence, whereby they give the possession to the one party, and take it from the other. The like reason is also in other cases and matters.
For at Sessions or Assises, parties appeare and sue one an other, for some inheritaunce or possession, which either partie affirmeth to bée his by lawe, layinge for themselues whatsoeuer they canne, to proue and shew what right and title they haue to the thing. ⟨p. 192⟩All which the Iudges doe diligently heare and perfectly noate, then they conferre the one with the other & lay them with the lawe, lastly they pronounce sentence, whereby they giue the possession to the one partie, and take it from the other. The like reason is also in other cases and matters.
And this is judgment, yea this, (I say) is the execution of justice. But this kind of quieting and setting parties at one, is very mild in comparison of revengement and punishment, which is not executed with words and sentences, but with swords and bitter stripes. And good cause why it should be so, since there be divers causes, whereof some cannot be ended but with the sword, and some more gently with judgement in words. But herein consisteth the health and safeguard of the kingdom or common weal.
And this is iudgmente, yea this, (I say) is the execution of iustice. But this kind of quieting and setting parties at one, is verie myld in comparison of reuengement and punishment, which is not executed with words and sentences, but with swords and bitter stripes. And good cause whie it should bée so, since there be diuers causes, whereof some cannot bée ended but with the sword, and some more gentilie with iudgement in words. But herein consisteth the health and safegard of the kingdom or cōmon weale.