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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.
And when he hath with this medicine 1against poison compounded of the doctrine of the Evangelists and Apostles fortified his mind against the plague, then let him immediately bend himself to some labour and kind of occupation. But let every one pick out and choose an honest and profitable occupation, not a needless Art, or a Science hurtful to any other man. And finally let all men flee idleness as a plague or contagious disease. And now again let us in this case hear the heavenly words of that holy Apostle Paul, who saith: We charge you brethren in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw your selves from every brother that […] mordinately, and not after the institution, which h•e received of us. For when we were with you, this we warned you off, that if any would not work the same should not eat. For we hear say, that there are some which walk among you inordinately working not at all, but be busy bodies. Them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that they working in quietness eat their own bread. In all ages and among all honest men, both idleness and needless occupations have been always condemned.
And when hée hath with this medicine 1against poyson compounded of the doctrine of the Euangelistes and Apostles fortified his minde against the plague, then let him immediately bend himself to some labour and kind of occupation. But let euery one pick out and choose an honest and profitable occupation, not a néedelesse Arte, or a Science hurtfull to any other man. And finally let all men flée idlenesse as a plague or contagious disease. And nowe againe let vs in this case heare the heauenly woordes of that holy Apostle Paule, who sayth: We charge you brethren in the name of oure Lord Iesus Christe, that yee withdrawe your selues from euery brother that 〈…〉 mordinately, and not after the institution, which h•e receiued of vs. For when wee were with you, this wee warned you off, that if any would not woorke the same should not eate. For wee heare say, that there are some which walke amonge you inordinately working not at all, but be busie bodies. Them that are such wee commaund and exhorte by our Lord Iesus Christe, that they working in quietnesse eate their owne bread. In all ages and among all honest men, both idlenesse and néedelesse occupations haue béene alwayes condemned.