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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.
Furthermore in punishment and penalties, there is a great difference. They that err stubbornly, and do their endeavour to draw in and keep other men in their errors, blasphemers, troublers, and subverters of Churches, may by law be put to death. But it followeth not thereupon that every one which erreth must therefore by and by suffer loss of his life. The things that by threats and faultfinding may be remedied and amended, must not be punished with sharper correction. A mean in every thing is always the best. There is a penalty by payment of money. There are prisons for them to be shut up into, which are corrupted with the poison of false doctrine and lack of belief, least peradventure they infect others with their contagious disease. There are also other means to punish the body whereby to keep them under that err from the trueth, to keep them from marring those that are sound, and to preserve them selves that they perish not utterly, but that through repentance they may fall to amendment. But the fear of God, justice, and the Judges wisdom shall by the circumstances make him perceive how he ought to punish the naughty doctrine, and stubborn rebellion of malicious seducers, and how to bear with the foolish light belief of silly seduced men grounded upon simplicity and not envenomed rancour.
Furthermore in punishment and penalties, there is a great difference. They that erre stubbornely, and doe their indeuour to drawe in and kéepe other men in their errours, blasphemers, troublers, and subuerters of Churches, maye by lawe bee put to death. But it followeth not therevppon that euery one which erreth must therefore by and by suffer losse of his life. The things that by threates and faultfinding may bée remedied and amended, must not be punished with sharper correction. A meane in euerie thing is alwayes the best. There is a penaltie by paiment of money. There are prisons for them to be shut vppe into, which are corrupted with the poison of false doctrine and lacke of beliefe, least peraduenture they infecte others with their contagious disease. There are also other meanes to punish the bodie whereby to kéepe them vnder that erre from the trueth, to kéepe them from marring those that are sounde, and to preserue them selues that they perish not vtterlie, but that through repentaunce they may fall to amendment. But the feare of God, iustice, and the Iudges wisedom shal by the circumstaunces make him perceiue how hée ought to punish the naughtie doctrine, and stubborne rebellion of malicious seducers, and howe to beare with the foolishe lighte beliefe of sillie seduced men grounded vppon simplicitie and not enuenomed rancour.