A17183:859
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.
For the word of God is so far off from finding fault with war begun 1upon a just quarrel, that it doth both make laws of war, and showeth a number of examples of upright wars, of wise and worthy warriors. The laws of war are recited in the 20. Chapter of Deuteronomy, both profitable and necessary, and there withal so evident that they need no words of mine to expound them. Moreover in every place of the scripture, these laws of war are still bidden to be ⟨p. 214⟩kept. First of all the chief and uppermost place must be given to religion in every camp and garrison. For the Lord himself hath appointed priests and ministers of true religion to attend and serve in wars. Secondarily let upright laws be of force in camps abroad, as well as in cities at home: let soldiers live honestly, justly, and rightly as order and discipline are wont to require, when as they are in the city at home. For that saying cometh not of God but of the devil which is commonly spread abroad: Let laws in war, be hushed and still.
For the word of God is so farre off from finding fault with warre begun 1vppon a iust quarell, that it doth both make lawes of warre, and sheweth a number of exāples of vpright warrs, of wise and worthie warriours. The lawes of warre are recited in the 20. Chapiter of Deuteronomie, both profitable and necessarie, and there withalso euident that they néede no words of mine to expound them. Moreouer in euerie place of the scripture, these lawes of warre are still bidden to bée ⟨p. 214⟩kept. First of al the chiefe and vppermost place must be giuen to religion in euerie campe and garrison. For the Lord himselfe hath appointed priestes and ministers of true religion to attend and serue in warres. Secondarilie let vprighte lawes bée of force in campes abroade, as wel as in cities at hoame: let souldiers liue honestly, instly, and rightly as order and discipline are wonte to require, when as they are in the citie at home. For that sayinge commeth not of God but of the diuell which is commonly spred abroade: Let lawes in warre, bee huisht and still.