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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.
¶ Of war, whether it be lawful for a magistrate to make war. What the Scripture teacheth touching war. Whether a Christian man may bear the office of a magistrate. And of the duty of subjects.
¶ Of warre, whether it be lawfull for a magistrate to make warre. What the Scripture teacheth touching warre. Whether a Christian man may beare the office of a magistrate. And of the duetie of subiectes.
¶ The ninth Sermon.
TO the right of the sword, which God hath given to the Magistrate, doth war belong: For in my last Sermon I taught you, that the use of the sword in the magistrates hand, is two fold or of two sorts. For either he punisheth offenders there with: Or else repelleth the enemy that spoileth or would spoil his people, or cutteth off the rebellious purposes of his own seditious citizens.
TO the right of the swoord, which God hath giuen to the Magistrate, doth warre belong: For in my last Sermon I taught you, that the vse of the sword in the magistrates hand, is two fold or of two sortes. For either hée punisheth offenders there with: Or else repelleth the enimie that spoyleth or would spoile his people, or cutteth off ye rebellious purposes of his owne seditious citizens.