A17183:813
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.
To all which objections mine answer is this. As the doctrine of the Evangelists and Apostles doth not abrogate the private ordering of particular houses, so doeth it not condemn or disannul the public government of common weals. The Lord in the Gospel after S. Luke, chideth with, and repelleth the young man who desired him to speak to his brother, for an equal division of the inheritance betwixt them: He blamed him, not for because he thinketh ill of him that claimeth an equal division, or that part of the inheritance that is his by right, but because he thought that it was not his duty, but the Judges office to deal in such cases. The words of our Saviour in that place, are these: Who hath appointed me a Judge between you, and a divider of land and inheritance?
To al which obiections mine aunsweare is this. As the doctrine of the Euangelistes and Apostles doth not abrogate the priuate ordering of particular houses, so doeth it not condemne or disanull the publique gouernemente of common weales. The Lord in the Gospell after S. Luke, chideth with, and repelleth the young man who desired him to speake to his brother, for an equall diuision of the inheritaunce betwixte them: Hée blamed him, not for because hee thinketh ill of him that claymeth an equall diuision, or that parte of the inheritaunce that is his by righte, but because hée thought that it was not his duetie, but the Iudges office to deale in such cases. The words of our Sauiour in that place, are these: Whoe hath appointed mee a Iudge betwene you, and a diuider of land and inheritaunce?
And again, as we read in the Gospel. If any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, give him thy cloak also: So on the other side against this doing of injury there is nothing more busily handled and required in all the Evangelical doctrine, than charity and welldoing: But a good deed is done in nothing more than in judgment and justice.
And againe, as wée reade in the Gospell. If any man will sue thee at the lawe, and take awaye thy coate, giue him thy cloake also: So on the other syde againste this doinge of iniurie there is nothinge more busilie handled and required in all the Euangelicall doctrine, than charitie and welldoinge: But a good deede is done in nothing more than in iudgmente and iustice.