A17183:980
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.
Therefore I say unto you, be not careful for your life, what ye shall eat, or drink, nor yet for your body what ye shall put on: is not the life more worth than meat, and the body more worth then raiment?
Therefore I saye vnto you, bee not carefull for your life, what ye shall eate, or drink, nor yet for your bodie what ye shall put on: is not the life more woorth than meate, and the bodie more worth then rayment?
Behold the fowls of the air, for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor carry into barns, yet your heavenly father feedeth them: Are not ye much better then they?
Beholde the fowles of the ayre, for they sowe not, neyther doe they reape, nor carrie into barnes, yet your heauenly father feedeth them: Are not yee muche better then they?
Which of you, by taking careful thought, can add one cubit to his stature? And why care ye for raiment? consider the Lilies of the field how they grow, they labour not, neither do they spin: and yet I say unto you that even Solomon in all his royalty was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which though it stand to day, is to morrow cast into the furnace: shall he not much more do the same for you, O ye of little faith? Therefore take no thought saying, what shall we eat, or what shall we drink, or wherewith shall we be clothed? for after all these things do the Gentiles seek: for your heavenly father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added unto you.
Whiche of you, by taking carefull thought, can adde one cubite to his stature? And why care ye for rayment? consider the Lillies of the feelde howe they growe, they labour not, neither doe they spinne: and yet I saye vnto you that euen Solomon in all his royaltie was not araide like one of these. Wherefore, if God so cloath the grasse of the fielde, which though it stande to day, is to morrow cast into the fornace: shall he not muche more do the same for you, O ye of little faith? Therefore take no thought saying, what shall wee eate, or what shall wee drinke, or wherewith shall wee be cloathed? for after all these thinges do the Gentiles seeke: for your heauenly father knoweth that ye haue neede of all these thinges. But seeke ye firste the kingdome of God, and all these thinges shall be added vnto you.