A17183:874
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
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Secondarily, let subjects pray for their Princes and magistrates, that yt Lord may give them wisdom, knowledge, fortitude, temperance, justice, upright severity, clemency, and all other requisite virtues, and that he will vouchsafe to lead them in his ways, and to preserve them from all evil: that we may live under them in this world in peace & honesty: This doth Paul require at the hands of subjects, in the second Chapter of his first Epistle to Timothy, and Jeremiah in the twenty & ninth of his prophecy, I have in an other place recited their ⟨p. 220⟩ve•ie words, therefore at this time I let them pass. The minds of many men are herein very slow and careless, and that is the cause many times whi• they feel the things that willingly they would not, and bear the burdens with grief enough, that other wise they should not: and worthily too. For if they would but do their duty willingly, in praying for their magistrate earnestly, their case undoubtedly would be far better than it is. But how fervent a desire they in the Primitive Church had to pray for their magistrate, we may gather even by these words of Tertullian in the 30. chapter of his Apology, We pray always (saith he) for all Emperors, desiring God to give them long life, a sure reign, a safe house, valiant armies, faithful counsellors, honest subjects, a quiet world, and whatsoever else a man or Emperor may desire.
Secondarilie, let subiectes pray for their Princes and magistrates, that yt Lord may giue them wisedome, knowledge, fortitude, temperaunce, iustice, vpright seueritie, clemencie, and all other requisite vertues, and that he wil vouchsafe to lead them in his wayes, and to preserue them from all euill: that wée may liue vnder them in this world in peace & honestie: This doth Paule require at the handes of subiectes, in the seconde Chapiter of his first Epistle to Timothe, and Ieremie in the twētie & ninth of his prophecie, I haue in an other place recited their ⟨p. 220⟩ve•ie words, therefore at this time I let them passe. The mindes of many men are herein verie slowe and carelesse, and that is ye cause many times whi• they feele the thinges that willingly they would not, and beare the burthens with griefe enough, that other wise they should not: and woorthilie too. For if they would but doe their duetie willingly, in praying for their magistrate earnestly, their case vndoubtedly would bée farre better than it is. But how feruent a desire they in the Primitiue Church had to pray for their magistrate, we may gather euen by these wordes of Tertulliā in the 30. chapiter of his Apologie, Wee pray alwayes (saith hee) for all Emperours, desiring God to giue thē long life, a sure reigne, a safe house, valiant armies, faithfull counsellers, honest subiectes, a quiet worlde, and whatsoeuer else a man or Emperour may desire.