A17183:985
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.
Again, in the twelfth Chapter of Saint Lukes Gospel, he saith: Take heed and beware of covetousness: for no mans life standeth in the abundance of the things which he possesseth: that is, the life, hath no need of superfluity: or, no mans life hath need of more then enough. And he put forth a similitude saying.
Againe, in the twelfth Chapter of Sainct Lukes Gospell, he saith: Take heede and beware of couetousnesse: for no mannes life standeth in the aboundance of the things which he possesseth: that is, the life, hath no néede of superfluitie: or, no mans life hath néede of more then enough. And he put foorth a similitude saying.
The ground of a certain rich man brought forth fruits plentifully, and he thought within him self, saying: what shall I do because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? And he said, this will I do, I will pull down my barns, and build greater, and therein will I gather all my fruits and my goods, and I will say to my soul: Soul, thou hast much goods laid up in store for many years: take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
The grounde of a certeine riche man brought foorth fruites plentifully, and hee thought within him selfe, saying: what shall I doe because I haue no roome where to bestowe my fruites? And he saide, this will I doe, I will pull downe my barnes, and buyld greater, and therein will I gather all my fruites and my goodes, and I will saye to my soule: Soule, thou hast muche goodes layde vpp in stoare for many yeares: take thine ease, eate, drinke, and be merrie.
But God said unto him: thou fool, this night do they require thy soul again from thee: then, whose shall these things be which thou hast provided? So is he that gathereth richesse to him self, and is not rich to Godwards.