A03622:138
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 like wise the ungodly / and carnal fear / that we have to teach a stranger the knowledge of God. we give him ⟨p. CVI⟩the thing we owe him not saving by the law of nature. And the thing that he may well lack / or else obtain of an other. A supper / or dinner for his money / or love. And never make mention of the thing we owe him in as much as we be Christians. thus can Aristotle entreat his guests / and Plato give his alms. our office is / to communicate the knowledge of God with him / so to move a communication / that the one might know the others faith. but this Charity / and Hospitality / is used but of few men. In case a man should make mention of any such alms / or entreat any place of the scripture at diner / or supper / it were a cloying of the stomach / and taking away of the appetite / a nyle savoured mess / and the worst dish that can be brought to the table. men say that folk should be merry at the table / and let the preacher talk of scripture as though the law of God made men sorry / which containeth not only the solace / and loy of man / in this world / but also in time to cum for ever. God take out of the hearts of men / all fear and shame / that we freely confess him / as occasion shall be given with Loth / Genes. 19 cap. that sate in the gates of Sodoma to invite the strangers that came to the city into his own house to keep them in virtue ⟨p. CVII⟩/ and preserve them from vice. Read the chapter and see where in consisteth true hospitality farther thou seest by this commandment that the Israelites might constrain the the strangers within there cities / to hire and see there religion upon the sabbath / as every well ordered commune wealth / now in the time of the gospel should do the same / and constrain all people to hire the word of God / and see the ministration of there sacraments. This day is appointed also for man / to consider / and expend the works of God the which he made in six days. for the lest creature that God made shall teach man a knowledge of the creator / if it be considered accordingly. So that man should not only use them / but also give God thanks for them / to augment faith / corroborate hope / and provoke love. Therefore / God blessed the sabbath▪ to say / made it honourable / sanctified it / appointed it to an holy use / gave it certain privileges / and would men to be / that day holy.