A17183:805
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.
Secondarily, let him judge, (saith he) yea let him judge uprightly. To 1judge is to determine and pronounce truly and justly, according to the laws, what is good, what is evil, what is right, and what is wrong. We Switzers say: Urteilen oder ertetlen oder richten, As if one should say, to distinguish a thing throughly considered, and to plain and make straight a crooked thing. Parties blinded with affections make straight things crocked, which the Judge by applying the rule of equity and law doth straiten again: So that to judge, is to straiten and to make plain. Moreover to judge is by defending and punishing, to keep in liberty. The magistrate doeth judge therefore, when he defendeth the innocent, and bridleth the hurtful person: But he must judge justly, that is according to justice, and agreeably to the laws, which give to every man that that is his. The Judge doth judge unjustly, when of a corrupt mind he pronounceth sentence contrary to all law and equity. Now therefore we have to consider the vices which usually are wont to reign in judges.
Secondarilie, let him iudge, (saith hée) yea let him iudge vprightly. To 1iudge is to determine and pronounce truelie and iustly, according to the lawes, what is good, what is euill, what is right, and what is wronge. Wée Switzers saye: Ʋrteilen oder ertetlen oder richten, As if one should say, to distinguishe a thinge throughlie considered, and to plaine and make streighte a crooked thinge. Parties blinded with affections make streight thinges crocked, which the Iudge by applyinge the rule of equitie and lawe doth streighten againe: So that to iudge, is to streighten and to make plaine. Moreouer to iudge is by defending and punishing, to kéepe in libertie. The magistrate doeth iudge therefore, when hée defendeth the innocent, and brideleth the hurtfull personne: But hée must iudge iustly, that is according to iustice, and agreablie to the lawes, which giue to euerie man that that is his. The Iudge doth iudge vniustlie, when of a corrupte minde hée pronounceth sentence contrarie to all lawe and equitie. Now therefore wée haue to consider the vices which vsuallie are wont to reigne in iudges.
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