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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.
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⟩also his body.
But nowe it is not for mée definitiuely to pronounce which of al these 1occupations a godly man ought chiefly first to choose, & then to put in practise. Let euery man weigh with him selfe the things that hetherto I haue alledged, then let him searche & make triall of him selfe, to what kinde of life and occupation his minde is most willing, and whereunto he him selfe is most fitt and profitable: let him also haue a diligent regarde to consider what arts they are that be most simple and agréeable to nature, and what occupations haue lest néede of crafte and deceipte, and lastly, what sciences do least of all drawe vs from God and iust dealing. And when this is scande, then let euery man choose to him selfe that whiche he taketh to bée best conuenyent, and moste whoalesome bothe for his soule and ⟨p. 269⟩also his bodie.
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