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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
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And confirmed with the example of all men / that loved the truth / from the beginning as Abel / Seth / Noah / Isaiah. Christ / and his Apostles. Yea of the simple and maid / and prisoner in the house of Naaman syrus 4. Re. 5. that feared not to confess the living God / in a strange country / before them that were God's enemies. this maid shall dan in the last judgment all those that for fear not only in a strange country / But also at Home / dare not confess the truth. In these four works / are contained all other that appertain / to the setting forth of God's glory / as be these. To learn the word of God / teach it unto other to promote it with example of honest / and godly lief. when the glory of god / the defence of the truth / the conservation of justice / and deliverance of innocency requireth: to make open / an unknown truth / and to confirm the same. To swear / or take an oath / before a lawful judge / is the work also / of this commandment / and setteth forth God's glory / Deu. 4. for as Paul saith / all controversies are ended by the virtue of an oath. So have we examples in Paul Ro. 9. in Abraham / and Isaac / with Abimelech. Jacob / and Laban / Gene. 31. between Boaz and Ruth / Ruth. 3. so of God Obadiah / 2. Re. 18. The oath thus taken / declareth him / that received it / to acknowledge / and give unto God only / this ⟨p. LXXXI⟩honour. that he alone knoweth what is in mans hart / and like wise bindeth God / to revenge / and punish him / if he swear false. unto the which pain / the condition and tenor of the oath / bindeth him. And maketh himself / the vessel wherein / god may exercise his displeasure / and justice. for God will not leave him unpunished / that taketh his name in vain / as it is written in the second part of this commandment / Exod. 20. Deut. 5. These be the works required of us in this third commandment. the which can be don of no man / but of such as first know God in Jesus Christ / and for his merits be reconciled / and hath his since for yenen. then they spring out of the fountain / and original of all god works / faith / love / and fear of God / which be works of the first commandment.