A17183:922
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.
Our garments must be cleanly 1and honest according to our country fashion to cover and become us, unless our country fashion be too far out of order: there must be in them no hypocritical ⟨p. 239⟩sluttishness, beyond sea gauds, newfangled toys, nor unseemly sights. The chief Apostles of Christ Peter and Paul, were not 2ashamed in their Epistles to write somewhat largely touching the manner and ordering of women's apparel: because that kind of people do most of all bend to that foolish bravery. Let every faithful body think what is seemly for them to wear, not so much by their degree in dignity, or condition of riches, as by their religion. Excess in every thing is discommended in Christians. And to what end do we jag and gash the garments that are sowed together to cover our bodies, but that thereby we may as it were by a most fond and ridiculous anatomy, open and lay forth to the eyes of all men, what kind of people we are in our inward hearts, jagged (God wot) and ragged, vain, light, and nothing sound? And a linen or woollen garment doth as well cover and become the body, as damasks and velvets, the cost whereof doeth overload thy purse with expenses to buy them, and misshape thee like an ill favoured picture, when thou wearest them upon thee.
Our garmentes must bée cleanly 1and honest according to oure countrie facion to couer and become vs, vnlesse our countrie facion be too farre out of order: there must bée in them no hypocriticall ⟨p. 239⟩sluttishnes, beeyonde sea gawdes, newfangled toyes, nor vnséemely sightes. The chiefe Apostles of Christe Peter and Paul, were not 2ashamed in theyr Epistles to write somewhat largely touching the manner and ordering of womens apparel: because that kinde of people doe most of all bende to that foolishe brauerie. Let euerie faithful body thinke what is séemely for them to weare, not so much by their degrée in dignitie, or condition of riches, as by their religion. Excesse in euery thing is discommended in Christians. And to what end doe wée iagge and gashe the garmentes that are sowed together to couer oure bodies, but that thereby wee may as it were by a most fonde and ridiculous anatomie, open and laye foorth to the eyes of all menne, what kinde of people wée are in oure inward hearts, iagged (God wotte) and ragged, vaine, lighte, and nothing sounde? And a linnen or wollen garmente doth as well couer and become the bodye, as damasks and veluetts, the coste whereof doeth ouerlade thy purse with expenses to buye them, and misshape thée like an ill fauoured picture, when thou wearest them vppon thée.