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A declaration of the ten holy co[m]maundementes of almighty God written Exo. 20. Deu.…A declaration of the ten holy co[m]maundementes of allmygthye God wroten Exo. 20. Deu.…
A declaration of the ten holy co[m]maundementes of almighty God written Exo. 20. Deu. 5. Collected out of the scripture canonical, by Joanne Hopper.A declaration of the ten holy co[m]maundementes of allmygthye God wroten Exo. 20. Deu. 5. Collectyd out of the scripture canonicall, by Joanne Hopper.
Zurich: printed by Augustin Fries, 1549
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Moses Deut. 4. giveth a reason of the first part / why no image should be made. Remember saith he / to the people: that the lord spake to the in the vale of Oreb: thou heardest a voice / but sawest no manner similitude / but only a voice (heardest thou) Esa. cap. 40.41.45.46. diligently she with / what an absurdity / and undecent thing it is to profane the majesty of god incomprehensible with a little block or stone: a spirit / with an image. The same doth Paul / act. 17. the text therefore for biddeth all manner of images / that are made / to express / or represent almighty God.
Moses Deut. 4. yeuithe a reason of the fyrst part / why no ymaige shuld be made. Remēbre saithe he / to the people: that the lord spake to the in the vale of Oreb: thow hardist a vaice / but sawist nomaner similitude / but only a vaice (hardist thow) Esa. cap. 40.41.45.46. diligētlie she withe / what an absurdite / and vndecēt thing it is to prophane the maiestie of god incōprehēsible withe a litle block or stone: a sprit / with ā ymayge. The same doothe Paule / act. 17. the text therfore for biddithe all maner of ymagys / that ar made / to expresse / or represent allmyghtie God.
The second part for biddeth to honour any image made.
The second part for byddithe to honor ony ymayge made.
The first word honour / signifieth: to bow head leg / knee / or any part of the body / unto them / as all those do / that say they may with good conscience / be suffered in the church of Christ. To serve them / is to do some what for there sakes / as to sense them with incense / to gild / to run on pilgrimage to them / to kneel / or pray-before them / to be more affectionate to one / then