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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.
Wedlock, which is also called matrimony, 1is an alliance or holy joining together of man and woman, coupled and brought into one by mutual consent of them both, to the intent that they using all things in common betwixt themselves may live in chastity, and train up their children in the fear of the Lord. The Gospel verily calleth wedlock a joining together, which god hath made. For Christ said: What God hath joined together, let no man separate. Neither is it lawful to make any other the author of matrimony, than God himself. God did by the mean and ministry of his Angels and chosen men, appoint other good and necessary ordinances for mankind's commodity, but he himself did immediately without the ministry of any person ordain matrimony, he himself did establish and ratify it with laws for the purpose, he himself did couple the first married folks, and he being the true high priest in deed, did himself bless the couple then, whom he did so join together.
Wedlock, which is also called matrimonie, 1is an alliaunce or holy ioyning together of man and womā, coupled and brought into one by mutuall cōsent of them both, to the intent that they vsing all thinges in common betwixte themselues may liue in chastitie, and traine vp their children in the feare of the Lord. The Gospel verilie calleth wedlocke a ioyning together, which god hath made. For Christ said: What God hath ioyned together, let no man separate. Neither is it lawful to make any other the author of matrimonie, than God himselfe. God did by the meane and ministerie of his Angells and chosen men, appointe other good and necessarie ordinaunces for mankinds commoditie, but he himself did immediately without the ministerie of any person ordeine matrimonie, hée himselfe did establish and ratifie it with lawes for the purpose, he himself did couple the first married folks, and hée being the true high priest in déede, did himselfe blesse the couple then, whom hée did so ioyne together.
- 1What wedlock is.What wed•ocke is.