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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.
Again in Exodus we find: Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil, neither shalt thou speak in a matter of Justice according to the greater number for to pervert Judgement. 1Neither shalt thou esteem a poor man in his cause: keep thee far from false matters, and the innocent and righteous see thou slay not, for I will not justify the wicked. Thou shalt take no rewards, for rewards blind the seeing, and pervert the words of the righteous. In Leviticus also, we have 2this: Ye shall do no unrighteousness in Judgement, thou shalt not favour the person of the poor, nor honour the mighty, but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour. Again: Ye shall do no unrighteousness in Judgement, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure. True balances, true weights, a true Epha, and a true Hin shall ye have. I am the Lord your God, &c. I suppose verily, and am thus persuaded, that in these few words of the Lord our God, are comprehended all that which profound Philosophers, and Lawyers of great learning, do scarcely absolve in infinite books, and volumes of many leaves.
Againe in Exodus wée finde: Thou shalte not follow a multitude to doe euill, neither shalte thou speake in a matter of Iustice accordinge to the greater number for to peruert Iudgemente. 1Neither shalte thou esteeme a poore man in his cause: keepe thee farre from false matters, and the innocent and righteous see thou slaye not, for I will not iustifie the wicked. Thou shalt take no rewardes, for rewardes blinde the seeinge, and peruerte the woordes of the righteous. In Leuiticus also, wee haue 2this: Yee shall doe no vnrighteousnes in Iudgemente, thou shalte not fauoure the personne of the poore, nor honour the mightie, but in righteousnes shalt thou iudge thy neighbour. Againe: Yee shall doe no vnrighteousnes in Iudgemente, in metyarde, in weighte, or in measure. True balaunces, true weightes, a true Epha, and a true Hin shall yee haue. I am the Lord your God, &c. I suppose verilie, and am thus persuaded, that in these fewe woordes of the Lord our God, are comprehended al that which profounde Philosophers, and Laweyers of great learning, doe scarcelie absolue in infinite bookes, and volumes of many leaues.