A17183:879
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 the third precept of the second table, which is in order the seventh of the 10. commandments. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Of wedlock, against all intemperance, of continency.
¶ Of the third precept of the second table, which is in order the seuenth of the 10. commaundementes. Thou shalt not commit adulterie. Of wedlocke, against all intemperancie, of continencie.
¶ The tenth Sermon.
THE nearest to our life and body is every ones several mate in wedlock: For by wedlock two bodies are joined together, and are made one. For the Lord said: And two shall be one flesh. In this third precept therefore which is next after the forbidding of murder, commandment is given for the holy keeping of honourable wedlock, and for the true sanctifying of the body, against adulteries, wandering lusts, and all incontinence. Wedlock is prepared to this end and purpose, that honesty & chastity may flourish among good men, and children may be brought up in the fear of the Lord. This commandment again is briefly expressed in as few words as may be: Thou shalt not commit adultery. In the exposition 1of this commandment by the help of Gods good spirit, I will first speak of holy matrimony, then of adultery: thirdly I will show you what is contained under the name of adultery: and lastly I will make an end with a treatise of continency.
THE néerest to our life and body is euerie ones seuerall mate in wedlocke: For by wedlocke two bodies are ioyned together, and are made one. For the Lord said: And two shalbe one flesh. In this thirde precept therefore which is next after the forbidding of murther, commaundement is giuen for the holie kéepinge of honourable wedlocke, and for the true sanctifying of the body, against adulteries, wandering lustes, and al incontinencie. Wedlocke is prepared to this end and purpose, that honestie & chastitie may flourish among good mē, and children may be brought vp in the feare of the Lord. This commaundement againe is briefly expressed in as fewe words as may bée: Thou shalt not commit adulterie. In the exposition