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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.
Secondarily it is required at the hands of wedded couples to be mindful 1of the faith, which they give and take, that they do not falsely deceive one an other, but holily keep the promise that they make and troth that they plight, and to keep it sincerely both in body and mind. Let neither of them lust after the body of a stranger, nor conceive an hatred or loathsomeness of their wedded spouse. And thy body, thou that art a married man, is not thy body, but thy wives: as also thy wives body is not thy wives, but thine. Thou stealest and doest commit a robbery if thou take away another bodies goods, and when thou hast conveyed it from the proper owner, doest give it to another. Let y• mind of wedded mates be unspotted, and y• body untouched. Every one when he first cometh to solemnise wedlock by the holy ceremony ordained for that purpose, doth promise with an oath in the name of the Lord before God and the Church, that he will use the company of no woman but her, that he will cleave too, love and cherish her alone without any other. This faith once given whosoever doth violate, he is falsely forsworn, and is a breaker of a godly promise & Gods holy truth.
Secondarilie it is required at the hands of wedded couples to be mindfull 1of the faith, which they giue and take, that they doe not falsely deceiue one an other, but holilie kéepe the promise that they make and troth that they plighte, and to kéepe it sincerely both in body and minde. Let neither of them luste after ye bodie of a stranger, nor conceiue an hatred or loathsomnes of their wedded spouse. And thy body, thou that art a married mā, is not thy body, but thy wiues: as also thy wiues body is not thy wiues, but thine. Thou stealest and doest commit a robberie if thou take away another bodies goods, and when thou hast conueyed it from the proper owner, doest giue it to another. Let y• minde of wedded mates be vnspotted, and y• body vntouched. Euery one when he first commeth to solemnise wedlocke by the holie ceremonie ordeyned for that purpose, doth promise with an oathe in the name of the Lord before God and the Church, that hée wil vse the cōpany of no woman but her, that hée wil cleaue too, loue and cherish her alone without any other. This faith once giuen whosoeuer doth violate, he is falsely forsworne, and is a breaker of a godly promise & Gods holy truth.