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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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Sure we be that Christ / the Patriarchs / Prophets and Apostles be saved. and believed no more / nor none other wise / then they have left unto us by writings. Better it is to be certain of our doctrine / and salvation with this holy church / then to associate our selves with the rabble of liars. that boasteth / and braggeth there abominable / and Ethnical ceremonies / which be condemned in the scripture / to be laws for the holy church. God give the grace to read the holy Bible / and to have a little understanding of it / then shalt thou see who / and where is / the holy church / that these dreamers / attribute unto there father the devil / and Antichrist of Rome. And if they say unto the / that thou must not take the text / after thy own mind / but after the mind of the holy Doctors / that hath written in the scripture: think with thy self / that God hath given the / the Scripture to read therein / to thy salvation / as well / as unto the Doctor. Farther that thy Doctor ⟨p. CXI⟩preach not ally / for the truth: god hath given the / the scripture to judge thy Bishop / doctor / preacher / and curate whether he preach gall / or honey / his own laws or God's laws. Farther say boldly / and fear not / for it is true / that in matters / and causes of weight / the doctors agree not / one with the other. No many times / not with them selves / as every man knoweth / that hath read them / with judgment. and as god Arguments shalt thou find in them / to disprove / as to prove / the things that this late found Catholic church of the devil / would stablish. Again think which was the most pure church / and free from heresy. The church before the Doctors wrote / that only was taught by the simple text / and words of the Apostles / or the church that hath bin taught this many years by the blind doctrine of men. then thou shalt see that those doctors that they speak of hath put out God's laws and brought in there own. as the pharisees and Rabbins did in the old church. be not afraid of there holy name / but trust to he holiness of scripture / then shalt tho not be deceived. they say the holy church most be hard / and obeyed: true it is. but our faith is not grounded upon those / that be of the church though they be the true ministers of God's word. but upon the word it self as it appeareth. Mat. 16.
Sure we be that Christ / the Patriarches / Prophetes and Apostelles be sauyd. and belyuyd no more / nor none other wyce / then they haue lefte vnto vs by writinges. Better it is to be certaine of oure doctrine / and saluation withe this holie churche / then to associat our selfes with the rabull of lyers. that bostythe / and braggythe there abhominable / and Ethnicall ceremonies / which be condemnyd in the scripture / to be lawes for the holye churche. God yeue the grace to rede the holie Bible / and to haue a litle vnderstonding of it / then shalt thow se who / and where is / the holie churche / that these dreamers / attribute vnto there father the deuyll / and Antechrist of Rome. And if they say vnto the / that thow must not take the text / after thy awne mynd / but after the mind of the holie Doctors / that hathe wroten in the scripture: thynck withe thy selfe / that God hathe yeuen the / the Scripture to rede therin / to thy suluation / as well / as vnto the Doctor. Farther that thy Doctor