A17183:849
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.
Give (saith he) to Caesar, that which is Caesars, and to God the things that do belong to God. For to this end is tribute paid, that the soldier in the war may have his pay out of hand, for his pain. Very well therefore, when the Centurion said: And I am a man set under power, having soldiers under me: and I say to one go and he goeth, and to an other come and he cometh, and to my servant do this and he doth it, did the Lord commend his faith, and not command him to forsake his soldiership. Hitherto also appertaineth that which followeth in the same 75. chapter and 76. next after. But I do of purpose willingly bear somewhat with you, not meaning by overlong rehearsing of too many sentences to be tedious unto you. Thus hitherto I have showed 1you that it is lawful for the magistrate for to make war. Where by the way also we gather, that the subjects do lawfully without any offence to God, take armour to battle, when they take it in hand at the ⟨p. 209⟩magistrates bidding. But if the magistrates purpose be, to kill the guiltless, I declared in my former sermons, that then his people ought not to obey his wicked commandments.
Giue (saith hee) to Caesar, that which is Caesars, and to God the thinges that doe belong to God. For to this ende is tribute paide, that the souldier in the warre may haue his pay out of hand, for his paine. Verie well therefore, when the Centurion said: And I am a man set vnder power, hauing souldiers vnder mee: and I say to one goe and hee goeth, and to an other come and hee commeth, and to my seruaunt doe this and he doth it, did the Lord commend his faith, and not cōmaund him to forsake his souldiershippe. Hetherto also apperteyneth yt which followeth in the same 75. chapiter and 76. next after. But I do of purpose willinglie beare somewhat with you, not meaning by ouerlong rehearsing of too many sentences to bee tedious vnto you. Thus hetherto I haue shewed 1you that it is lawful for the magistrate for to make warre. Where by the way also wée gather, that the subiectes doe lawfullie without any offence to God, take armour to batteile, when they take it in hand at the ⟨p. 209⟩magistrates bidding. But if the magistrates purpose bée, to kill the guiltlesse, I declared in my former sermōs, that then his people ought not to obey his wicked commaundements.