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.…

All other / whether it be prayer / preaching of God's word / confession of his name / or giving of thanks / with such as follow in the next commandment / and likewise in the second table / pleaseth god / none other wise / then they proceed of faith in the mercy of God / through Christ Jesus / our saviour. As these works agree with the commandment / so be there works contrary / and repugnant unto this commandment / that saith / thou shalt not take the name of the lord / thy God in vain▪ the which is done diverse ⟨p. LXXXII⟩ways as it shall appear in the Numbering of certain daily used vices / and horrible blasphemies / daily used / not only unpunished / but also as a thing commendable / and worthy press of the most part of people. The most horrible abuse of this holy / and most fearful name is / among such as think there is no God to remunerate virtue / nor to punish vice / as the Epicures say. would to God the same blasphemy / had corrupted none / that bare the name of Christianity. There were always in the church such / as it appeareth Isaiah. 22. cap. and Luc. 13. and be at this day a great number / that say not platlye and plainly there is no God / but by certain circumlocutions / and paraphrases as well by words / as isle conversation of life / think there is no heaven / nor hell. and believeth not as much the Scripture of God as the words of him that knoweth nether god nor godliness.

All other / whether it be prayer / preaching of Godes word / cō fession of his name / or yeuing of thāckes / withe souche as folow in the next commaundement / and likewice in the second table / pleasythe god / none other wyce / then they procede of faythe in the mercie of God / throwghe Christ Iesu / oure sauiour. As these workes agre withe the cōmaū dement / so be there workes contrarye / and repugnant vnto this commaundement / that saithe / thow shalt not take the name of the lord / thy God in vayne▪ the whyche is donne diuerse ⟨p. LXXXII⟩wayes as it shall appere in the Nombryng of certaine dayly vsyd vices / and horrible blasphemis / dayly vsyd / not only vnpunishyd / but also as a thing commendable / and worthy preace of the moost part of people. The moost horrible abuse of this holy / and moost ferfull name is / among souche as thynke there is no God to renumerat vertew / nor to punishe vyce / as the Epicures say. would to God the same blasphemie / had corruptyd none / that bare the name of Christianite. There were allwayes in the churche souche / as it aperythe