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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.
Again, David in the Psalms crieth, saying: The labours of thine hands shalt thou eat: O well is thee and happy shalt thou be. What may be thought of that moreover, that the Lord God would not have Adam to live idly in Paradise, that happy place for his state and condition? for he enjoined him the tending and dressing of that goodly garden. Idle people therefore are the most unhappy of all mortal men: and slothful drousieheades are nothing else, but an unprofitable lump of unoccupied earth.
Againe, Dauid in the Psalmes cryeth, saying: The labours of thine handes shalt thou eate: O well is thee and happie shalt thou be. What may be thought of that moreouer, that the Lorde God would not haue Adam to liue ydlely in Paradise, that happie place for his state and condition? for he inioyned him the tending and dressing of that goodly garden. Idle people therefore are the moste vnhappie of all mortall men: and slouthfull drousieheades are nothing else, but an vnprofitable lumpe of vnoccupyed earth.
Lastly, let the artificer have a regard that he hurt no man by his art or occupation.
Lastely, let the artificer haue a regarde that he hurte no man by his arte or occupation.
And let this be the rule for him to ⟨p. 270⟩keep his eye upon in all business & affairs of his science: Whatsoever ever thou wouldest have done to thy self, the same do thou to another: and what soever thou wouldest not have done to thy self, that do not thou to another. Moreover, thou doest hurt to another man two sundry ways: that is, by keeping back, and taking away: as for example, if thou withholdest that, which thou owest, and is not thine own: or if thou takest away that which is another mans, and that which he doeth not owe unto thee. But of the hurt done in withholding and taking away, I will at this present speak somewhat largely, that thereby, ye may the better understand the Lords commandment. Thou shalt not steal, and more perfectly perceive, what kinds and sorts of theft there be.