A17183:993
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.
If therefore any man do use them moderately, not staying him self wholly upon them, nor reposing his trust in them, in so using them he sinneth not. And here again, let us hear the words of the Apostle, who saith: Let them which have wives be as though they had none: and them which weep as though they wept not: and them which rejoice, as though they rejoiced not: and them which buy, as though they possessed not: and them which use this world, as though they used it not. For the fashion of this world doth pass away. In like manner we do in no place read, that just and lawful gains have been at any time forbidden: yea, the Lord doth bless the labour and travail of his servants, which love him, that even as in virtue, so also they may increase in richesse and substance. This do the examples of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob evidently testify. And the very Apostles bid us not to look after no gain, but charge us only to keep our selves from gaping after filthy gain.
If therfore any man do vse thē moderately, not staying him selfe wholy vpon them, nor reposing his trust in them, in so vsing them he sinneth not. And here againe, let vs heare the wordes of the Apostle, who saith: Let them which haue wiues be as though they had none: and them which wepe as though they wept not: and them which reioyce, as though they reioyced not: and them which buy, as though they possessed not: and them which vse this world, as though they vsed it not. For the facion of this world doth passe away. In like maner we do in no place reade, that iust and lawfull gaines haue beene at any time forbidden: yea, the Lorde doth blesse the labour and trauaile of his seruaunts, which loue him, that euen as in vertue, so also thei may increase in richesse and substance. This do ye examples of Abraham, Isaac & Iacob euidently testifie. And the verie Apostles bidde vs not to looke after no gaine, but charge vs onely to keepe our selues from gaping after filthie gayne.
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