A17183:995
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.
For as in mans body there are many members, and sundry uses, whereunto they are applied, 1when as notwithstanding they do all agree in one and tend together to the preservation and safeguard of the body: even so God hath ordained divers arts and occupations for men to labour in, so yet nevertheless, that he would have them all to serve to the common weals commodity.
For as in mannes bodie there are many members, and sundrie vses, whereunto they are applyed, 1when as notwithstanding they do all agrée in one and tende together to the preseruation and safegarde of the bodie: euen so God hath ordeyned diuers artes and occupations for mē to labour in, so yet neuerthelesse, that he would haue them al to serue to the common weales commoditie.
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But now it is not for me definitively to pronounce which of all these 1occupations a godly man ought chiefly first to choose, & then to put in practise. Let every man weigh with him self the things that hitherto I have alleged, then let him search & make trial of him self, to what kind of life and occupation his mind is most willing, and whereunto he him self is most fit and profitable: let him also have a diligent regard to consider what arts they are that be most simple and agreeable to nature, and what occupations have lest need of craft and deceit, and lastly, what sciences do least of all draw us from God and just dealing. And when this is scanned, then let every man choose to him self that which he taketh to be best convenient, and most wholesome both for his soul and ⟨p. 269⟩