A17183:918
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 abstinence we refrain from other mens goods, and take from no man 1the thing that is his. Some there are that will have temperance to extend farther than continency: for they will make the one to be but a part of the other. I, in this treatise, do simply make continency the contrary to intemperance or incontinence. For continency is a virtue or power of the mind, received from the spirit of God, which suppresseth affections, and doth not in any wise permit unlawful pleasures. This is conversant & doth show it self in the common and usual talk of men, in pleasures that are allowed, in apparel, in buildings and dwelling houses, in meat and drink, and in other things also. I at this present will only examine those points of of continency, which are already rehearsed.2
By abstinence we refraine from other mens goods, and take frō no man 1the thing that is his. Some there are that will haue temperancie to extend farther than continencie: for they wil make the one to be but a part of the other. I, in this treatise, doe simplie make contiuencie the contrary to intemperancie or incontinencie. For continencie is a vertue or power of the minde, receiued from the spirit of God, which suppresseth affections, and doth not in any wise permit vnlawful pleasures. This is conuersant & doth shew it selfe in the common and vsual talke of men, in pleasures that are allowed, in apparell, in buildings and dweling houses, in meate and drinke, and in other things also. I at this present wil onely examine those points of of continencie, which are already rehearsed.2
- 1Of Continency.Of Continencie.
- 2The continency or the bridling of the tongue.The continencie or the b••deling of the tounge.