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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.
Those that swear by the name of God / and like wise by the name of Saints / offend this commandment. As when the form of there oath is thus. AS HELP ME GOD and all Saints. For the oath must be only in the name of God / Deut. 6.10. Josu. 23. How this sin in swearing by any then God is punished Read / Hiere. 5. Soph. 1. Red the 7. chapter. of Joshua / and learn the form of a true oath there / when he constrained Achan to confess the truth / by the virtue of an oath. It is a manifest Argument of impiety / and false believe / when people swear by any creatures.
Those that swere by the name of God / and like wyce by the name of Saynctes / offend this commaundement. As when the forme of there othe is thus. AS HELPE ME GOD and all Saynctes. For the othe must be only in the name of God / Deut. 6.10. Iosu. 23. How this synne in sweryng by ony then God is punyshyd Rede / Hiere. 5. Soph. 1. Red the 7. chapit. of Iosua / and lerne the forme of a trew othe there / when he constraynyd Achan to confesse the truythe / by the vertew of an othe. It is a manifest Argument of impiete / and false belyue / when people swere by ony creatures.
Such as give there books a holy / and religious title / and the contents thereof / is none other / then the defence / of superstition and inquiry / of vain glory / or his own private commodity / abuse the name of God.
Souche as yeue there bookes a holie / and relegious title / and the contentes therof / is none other / then the defence / of supersticiō and inquyrye / of vayne glorye / or his awne priuate commodite / abuse the name of God.