A17183:923
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.
In buildings God forbiddeth not 1cleanliness and necessary cost, but sumptuous expense, and gorgeous excess. For these over brave buildings are seldom times finished without extorting wrong, and over great injury done to the poor. Jeremiah bringeth in the Lord speaking against the king of Judah and saying: Woe to him that buildeth his house with unrighteousness, and his parlour with the goods that are wrongfully gotten, which never recompenseth his neigh bours labour, nor payeth him his hire: Who saith to himself, I will build me a wide house and gorgeous parlours: who causeth windows to be hewen therein, and the ceilings and joists maketh he of Cedar, and painteth them with Sinoper. Thinkest thou to reign now, that thou haste incloased thee self with Cedar? Did not thy father eat and drink and prosper well, as long as he executed justice and equity? Let none of us therefore build sumptuous houses, by robbing the poor of their hire for their labour. Let every one dwell in a house agreeable to his profession, degree, and condition. S. Hierome condemneth sumptuous cost even in Churches and Temples. Neither do I see what gorgeous buildings bring to a man, but mischief and misery. Lord, how unwillingly do we die & depart from goodly dwellings, whereby we double the fear of death and terror of sickness? The Patriarchs verily did dwell in tents, whereby they witnessed that they were pilgrims, and sought another country, the heavenly Jerusalem.
In buildinges God forbiddeth not 1cleanlynesse and necessary coste, but sumptuous expense, and gorgeous excesse. For these ouer braue buildings are seeldome times finished withoute extorting wronge, and ouer great iniurie done to the poore. Ieremie bringeth in the Lord speaking against the king of Iuda and saying: Woe to him that buildeth his house with vnrighteousnesse, and his parloure with the goods that are wrongfully gotten, which neuer recompenseth his neigh bours laboure, nor payeth him his hyre: Who saith to himselfe, I will builde mee a wyde house and gorgeous parloures: who causeth windowes to be hewen therein, and the seelinges and ioystes maketh hee of Cedar, and painteth them with Sinoper. Thinckest thou to reigne nowe, that thou haste incloased thee selfe with Cedar? Did not thy father eate and drincke and prosper well, as longe as hee executed iustice and equitie? Let none of vs therefore build sumptuous houses, by robbinge the poore of their hyre for their labour. Let euery one dwell in a house agréeable to his profession, degrée, and condition. S. Hierome condemneth sumptuous coste euen in Churches and Temples. Neither do I sée what gorgeous buildinges bringe to a manne, but mischiefe and miserie. Lord, how vnwillingly doe wée die & departe from goodly dwelings, whereby we double the feare of death and terrour of sicknesse? The Patriarches verily did dwell in tentes, whereby they witnessed that they were pilgrimes, and sought another countrie, the heauenly Hierusalem.