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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.
Now touching the office of a good Judge, the first point thereof is that 1he repel no man, but hear every one, the small, the great, the Citizen, the stranger, the known, and unknown. And he must hear the parties willingly, diligently, and attentively. Herein there is admitted no sluggishness of the judge, nor a mind busied about other matters. Judgement before the matter be decided, is utterly excluded, because it carieth away the ⟨p. 193⟩mind of the Judge before the matter is known. The thing it self crieth out, that the matter must first be heard and well understood, before the magistrate proceed to judgement. And the common proverb saith: Let the other party be heard too. Very wisely said that Judge, which told one that made a complaint: That with the one ear he heard him, & kept the other ear for him upon whom the complaint was made. Herein we contain the perfect knowledge of the Judge, and say that he must not make too much haste in cases unknown, since he must judge them by the thing it self, and not by the parties secrete tales, and privy accusations.
Now touching the office of a good Iudge, the first point thereof is that 1hée repel no man, but heare euery one, the small, the great, the Citizen, the stranger, the knowen, and vnknowen. And hée must heare the parties willingly, diligentlie, and attentiuelie. Herein there is admitted no sluggishnes of the iudge, nor a mind busied about other matters. Iudgement before the matter be decided, is vtterly excluded, because it carieth away the ⟨p. 193⟩minde of the Iudge before the matter is knowen. The thing it selfe crieth out, that ye matter must first be heard and wel vnderstoode, before the magistrate procéede to iudgement. And the common prouerbe saith: Let the other partie be heard too. Herie wisely said that Iudge, which told one that made a complaint: That with the one eare hee heard him, & kept the other eare for him vppon whom the complaint was made. Herein wée cont•ine the perfecte knowledge of the Iudge, and say that hée must not make too much haste in cases vnknowen, since hée must iudge them by the thing it selfe, and not by the parties secrete tales, and priuie accusations.