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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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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.
and attribute unto the heavens / ⟨p. XCII⟩the thing that only appertaineth to god: to say / the health of man / and sickness of man / the plē tie of the earth / and scarcity of the same. the regiment of commune wealths / and the life and death of the governs thereof. There knowledge and practise in these things is nothing at all: for almighty god hath not made the heavens / to that end / and purpose that man should learn of them / good fortune / or isle / as it is plain Gen. 1. in the second day God made the firmament / and the superior spheres / which the text calleth rakiah. to this end / that it should separate The waters that be under the firmament / from those that be above the firmament. and God called the firmament heaven. in the 4. day God made the Sun / the Moon / and the Stars. And showeth to what purpose / and end he made them. the one to have dominion in the day / the other in the night / and God put them in the firmament of heaven / to give light unto the earth▪ those rule in the day / and night / and put diversity between light / and darkness / to deuyde the year into his parts. The spring / Summer / Autumn / and winter. They are in signs like wise saith the text. The which the husband man that tilleth / and soweth the grown / observeth with out superstition / to sow / and reap his corn. he casteth it into the winter / and receiveth it again in the Summer. So doth ⟨p. XCIII⟩the Mariner / mark the revolution of the Moon / his decrease / and increase where by he knoweth the tides / the Ebb / and flow of the see. and the later physicians Avicenna / and Averroes hath like wise assigned there use in mans body. Therefore they appoint diversity of days / in the practise of physic. one to be more apt for letting of blood then other / to purge / and to balne / than the other. If they may be observed without superstition / it may be suffered. so notwithstanding / that such as observe not these later rules / may booth minister / and receive medicines. for the heavens were made to serve us / and not to master us. were created for man / and man not for them. Therefore it is a false superstition / to say good / or bad / plenty / or scarcity / sickness or health / war / or peace / dependeth of the influence of the heavens.