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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.
The Lord I (confess) hath granted man the use of certain pleasures. 1For he may lawfully without offence to God, clothe his body with garments […], thereby to keep his limbs from cold. God hath and doth allow the embracings of man and wife, in holy wedlock. He granteth choice of a dwelling place conveniently situated against the untemperatenesse of the air, and biddeth us not to wander like beasts and cattle, through fields and desolate woods. He hath for our necessity and pleasant feeding, allowed us the use of meat & drink. He granteth us quietness, ease and sleep, which doth wonderfully refresh the strength that is decayed and tired with pains. Therefore so often as a godly man doth enjoy them, doth use them, and is delighted with the honest pleasure of them, let him give thanks to God, and use them moderately in the fear of the Lord. For in so doing he sinneth not against the Lord: but by the abuse of those things, by unthankfulness for them, and by immoderate using of them, he doth offend his God and maker.
The Lord I (confesse) hath graunted man the vse of certeine pleasures. 1For he may lawfully without offence to God, cloath his body with garmēts 〈…〉, thereby to kéepe his limmes from cold. God hath and doth allowe the embracings of man and wyfe, in holy wedlocke. He graunteth choice of a dwelling place cōueniently situated against the vntemperatenesse of the ayre, and biddeth vs not to wander like beastes and cattell, throughe fields and desolate woods. He hath for our necessitie and pleasaunte féeding, allowed vs the vse of meate & drinke. He graunteth vs quietnesse, ease and sléepe, which doth wonderfully refresh the strength that is decayde and tyred with paines. Therefore so often as a godly man doth enioy them, doth vse them, and is delighted with the honest pleasure of them, let him giue thanks to God, and vse them moderately in the feare of the Lord. For in so doing hée sinneth not against the Lord: but by the abuse of those thinges, by vnthanckfulnes for them, and by immoderate vsing of them, hée doth offende his God and maker.
- 1Granted pleasures.Graunted pleasures.