A17183:829
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.
they are afflicted in body. They kill other eternally, and do complain that they themselves do suffer a temporal death. Thus much hath Augustine. In yt new testament we have most evident examples of Peter & Paul Christ his greatest Apostles. The one whereof s•ue Ananias and Sapphira, for their lying hypocrisy and feigned religion. The other struck Elymas the Sorcerer blind & bereft him of his eyes. Neither is there one hairs difference to choose, whether a man be killed with a sword or with a word. For to kill is to kill by what means, or with what instrument soever it be done. God wrought that by his Apostles: and doth the like by the magistrate also. For vengeance is Gods, who giveth it to the magistrate and chief men to be put in ure and execution, upon wicked offenders. There are to be seen many laws made by holy Christian princes for the state of religion, which give an especial charge to kill idolaters, apostates, heretics, and godless people. I will recite unto you (dearly beloved) one law among many, made by the holy Emperor Constā tine the great. For in an epistle, intituled ad Taurum P. P. he saith: It pleaseth us that in all places & throughout every city, the temples be out of hand shut up, and liberty denied to wicked men to have access thither to commit idolatry. We will also and command all men to be restrained from making of sacrifice. And if so be it happen that they offend herein, our pleasure is that they be slain with the sword, and the slain mans goods to be confiscate. And we have decreed, that the rulers of the provinces shall suffer like punishment, if they neglect to punish the offenders. The very same almost do Theodosius and Valentinianus by proclaimed edicts, command In Codice Theodosiano tit. 2. And Valentinianus and Martianus in Codice Justiniano tit. 11. lib. 1. Lastly without all controversy, adulterers, murderers, rebels, deceivers, and blasphemers, are rightly punished and not against religion. Wherefore it followeth consequently, that false Prophets and heretics, are by good right slain. For they are deceivers, blasphemers and manquellers.
they are afflicted in bodie. They kill other eternallie, and doe complaine that they themselues doe suffer a temporall death. Thus much hath Augustine. In yt new testament we haue most euidēt examples of Peter & Paul Christ his greatest Apostles. The one wherof s•ue Ananias and Saphyra, for their lying hypocrisie and feined religion. The other strucke Elymas the Sorcerer blinde & bereft him of his eyes. Neither is there one hayres difference to choose, whether a mā be killed with a sword or with a word. For to kill is to kill by what meanes, or with what instrument soeuer it be done. God wrought that by his Apostles: and doth the like by the magistrate also. For vengeaunce is Gods, who giueth it to the magistrate and chiefe men to bée put in vre and execution, vpon wicked offenders. There are to be séene many lawes made by holie Christian princes for the state of religion, which giue an especiall charge to kill idolatrers, apostataes, heretiques, and godlesse people. I will recite vnto you (déerely beloued) one lawe among many, made by ye holie Emperour Cōstā tine the great. For in an epistle, intituled ad Taurum P. P. hée saith: It pleaseth vs that in al places & throghout euerie citie, the temples be out of hand shut vpp, and libertie denied to wicked men to haue accesse thether to commit idolatrie. Wee will also and commaund all men to bee restrained from making of sacrifice. And if so be it happen that they offend herein, our pleasure is that they be slain with the sword, and the slaine mans goods to be confiscate. And wee haue decreed, that the rulers of the prouinces shall suffer like punishment, if they neglect to punish the offenders. The verie same almost do Theodosius and Valentinianus by proclaimed edicts, commaund In Codice Theodosiano tit. 2. And Valentinianus and Martianus in Codice Iustiniano tit. 11. lib. 1. Lastlie without al controuersie, adulterers, murderers, rebells, deceiuers, and blasphemers, are rightlie punished and not against religion. Wherfore it followeth consequentlie, that false Prophets and heretiques, are by good right slaine. For they are deceiuers, blasphemers and manquellers.