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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.
By fawning on his angry looks she turns them into smiles,
By fawning on his angrie lookes she tourns them into smiles,
And keeps her husbands secrets close, when friends work wily guiles.
And keeps her husbāds secrets cloase, when friends worke wilie guiles.
For like as a man having one hand or one foot, if by any means he get himself an other, may thereby the more easily lay hold on what he listeth, or go whether he will: even so he that hath married a wife, shall more easily enjoy the healthful pleasures and profitable commodities of this present life. For married folks, for two eyes have four, & for two hands as many more, which being joined together, they may the more easily dispatch their handy businesses: again, when the ones two hands are wearied the hands of the other supply their room, & keep their work in a forwardness still. Marriage therefore, which in stead of one member is by increase compact of twain, is better able to pass thorough the course of this world, than the single and unwedded life. Thus much out of Antipater. Hierocles also in his book de Nuptiis saith: To live with a woman is very profitable, even beside the begetting of children. For first she doth welcome us home that are tired abroad with labour and travail, she entertaineth us serviceably, and doth all she may to recreate ou•e weary minds. She maketh us forget all sorrow and sadness. For the troublesome cases of our life, and generally of care and business, while we are occupied in matters abroad, in bargaining in the country, or among our friends, are not easily suffered to be troubled with our domesticall and household affairs: but when we have dispatched them and are once returned to our wives at home, so that our minds are at quiet, & we restored to our ease and liberty, then are our cumbersome businesses well lightened & eased, whereby they cease to trouble us any longer. Neither is a wife troublesome undoubtedly, but lighteneth things that are troublesome to us. For there is nothing so heavy, that man and wife living in concord are not able to bear, especially if they be both willing to do their endeavour. And so forth.