A17183:992
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.
But many men make a doubt here, & call it into question: first, whether 1bargaining and buying and selling be lawful or no, and then what one occupation it is among all other, that doth best beseem a godly man. Them which stick upon these doubts I wish to consider these reasons that follow. First, it is manifest that con tracts are for the most part voluntary, and that bargains are made with the mutual consent of the buyer and seller, so that each one may take deliberation and make choice of that, which he would have, to see whether it be best for his purpose or no. Of this sort are the exchange of things, suretyship, letting, hiring, mortgaging, borrowing, lending, covenanting, buying, selling, and other more like unto these. These things, as experience doth prove, even the holiest men cannot be without, so long as they live in this frail world. Neither doth the Lord of the law in any place forbid these kind of contracts, but planteth them rather in his common weal of Israel, that the people might know & acknowledge them to be the ordinances of God: the abuse, deceit, guile, & confidence in them is flatly forbidden by the word of the Lord.
But many men make a doubte here, & call it into question: first, whether 1bargaining and buying and selling be lawfull or no, and then what one occupation it is among all other, that doth best beseeme a godly man. Them which stick vpon these doubts I wishe to consider these reasons that followe. First, it is manifest that cō tractes are for the moste parte voluntarie, and that bargaines are made with the mutuall consent of the buyer and seller, so that each one maye take deliberation and make choice of that, which he woulde haue, to see whether it be best for his purpose or no. Of this sorte are the exchaunge of thinges, suretiship, letting, hiring, morgaging, borrowing, lending, couenanting, buying, selling, and other mo like vnto these. These things, as experience doth proue, euen the holiest men cannot be without, so long as they lyue in this fraile world. Neither doth the Lorde of the lawe in any place forbidde these kinde of contractes, but planteth them rather in his common weale of Israell, that the people might knowe & acknowledge them to be the ordinaunces of God: the abuse, deceipt, guyle, & confidence in them is flatly forbidden by the worde of the Lorde.