A17183:806
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 vices that are in Judges be 1many, and the diseases of their minds are sundry: but two especial diseases there are and chief of all the rest. The one of these two vices, which so infecteth the minds of Judges, that they cannot execute their office as they should, is the accepting of faces, or respect 2of persons, that is, when the Judge in giving judgement hath not his eye set upon the things themselves, or upon the causes or circumstances of the causes, as they are in deed, but hath a regard, either of dignity, excellency, humility, poverty, kindred, men of honours letters, or some such like scuff. The Lord excludeth this evil and saith: Ye shall judge justly, ye shall have▪no respect of any person in Judgement. Ye shall hear the small aswell as the great.
The vices that are in Iudges bée 1many, and the diseases of their minds are sondrie: but two especiall diseases there are and chiefe of all the rest. The one of these two vices, which so infecteth the mindes of Iudges, that they cānot execute their office as they should, is the accepting of faces, or respecte 2of personnes, that is, when the Iudge in geuing iudgement hath not his eye set vppon the thinges themselues, or vppon the causes or circumstances of the causes, as they are in déde, but hath a regard, either of dignitie, excellencie, humilitie, pouertie, kinred, men of honours letters, or some such like scuffe. The Lord excludeth this euill and saith: Yee shall iudge iustelie, yee shall haue▪no respecte of any person in Iudgement. Yee shall heare the small aswell as the great.
- 1The faults of Judges.The faultes of Iudges.
- 2Respect of Persons