A03622:137
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.
Paul diligently showeth in the Epistle to the Hebrews cap. 4. so doth. S. Aug. lib. 11. cap. 31. de Civit. Souche as believed the promise of God / declared by Moses / were led by losuah the prince / in to Palestine and rested in Chana an: such as hire the word of God / and obeyeth it / shall be carried into the celestial heavens / by Jesus Christ / and rest in eternal joy. Read diligently that chapter / and thou shalt find a very necessary doctrine / what is the cause that the most part of men / enter not into this eternal rest. The contempt of our captains words Jesus Christ / who would lead us thither / haled we not back / and left not his commandments. Consider the persons rehearsed in this commandment. Thy son / thy daughter / thy man servant / and thy woman servant / thy best / and the stranger within thy doors. those thou must not with out necessity constrain to any servile work upon the sabbath. but see that they exercise them selves upon the sabbath / in hearing the word of god. and see they frequent / the place of commune prayers / and useth sacraments ⟨p. CV⟩/ as God commandeth. For those God hath commanded unto thy charge / as long as they be with thee. not only that thou give them there wages that is dew: but also see them aright instructed in the law of God / and live there after. for if they perish by thy negligence / there blood shall be required at thy hand. the stranger like wise within thy port / though he be of an other religion: thou shouldest assay to win him unto the knowledge / and rites of thy religion / as thou seest here commanded unto the Israelites / and consequently unto us all. for wear bound no lease / but rather more then they / to the love of God / and our neighbour. and by express words / commanded to do the same Mat. 22. Jac. 5. Here let us all cry out / and say (peccavimus) we have offended / and study to amend. for there is here condemned / the Avarice of all men / that care not for God / nor his law a deal: but useth ungodly / and uncharitable there servants / and bests / as though they were made only of God / to serve his avaricious appetites / and not rather to serve the necessaries of there Masters: and like wise to glorify god / as his word commandeth. like wise in this commandment is condemned our uncharitable behaviour / to wards our neighbour.