A17183:803
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.
Moses at the Lords commandment saith to the Judges: Hear the 1cause of your brethren, and judge righteously betwixt every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him. Ye shall have no respect of any person in judgement, but ye shall hear the small as well as the great: ye shall not fear the face of any man for the judgement is the Lords: The holy Prophet in these words toucheth two things chiefly. He declareth what the Judges office is: and what vices or diseases do infect the Judge that he cannot fulfil his office as he ought to do.
Moses at the Lords commaundement saith to the Iudges: Heare the 1cause of your bretherne, and iudge righteouslie betwixt euerie man and his brother, and the straunger that is with him. Ye shall haue no respect of any person in iudgement, but ye shal heare the small as well as the great: ye shall not feare the face of any man for the iudgement is the Lords: The holie Prophete in these woords toucheth two thinges chieflie. Hée declareth what the Iudges office is: and what vices or diseases doe infecte the Iudge that hée cannot fulfill his office as hee ought to doe.
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Now touching the office of a good Judge, the first point thereof is that