A03622:144
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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Now the works of this precept / be also these Godly to preach his word / and to use the sacraments as the reachithe in his word. to hire them reverently that truly preacheth. To honour the word of God / and help to the preferment there of as much as may be. to succour the professors thereof which be / hath bin and ever shall be (if they preach truly) in the most miserable condition of the world. Matth. 10. Luc. 21. Mar. 13. Jo. 15.16. To neglect the preaching of God's word / as these do that look for the fleece / and care not for the sheep. To abolish the preaching of the word / As those do / that hath ⟨p. CXIII⟩brought into the church Massing / and Mumbling of canonical hours (as they call them) which nether they / that say them / nether those that here them / onder standeth not. they say god understandeth them. what then? so he understandeth like wise the cuckoo / and the lowing of the cow. which is as god / and better press unto god / than the superstitious / and unknown prayer that thou mumblest. for they use the gift that god hath given them / to sound an unknown voice. and thou abusest the gift of god / which gave the a tong / to edify thy self / and thy neighbour / like wise to preach the lord omnipotent. But thou makest thy tong / an instrument to speak thou wottest not what. when thou shouldest cry for mercy / and say: Sana animā meā, quia peccavi tibi. that is to say: lord heel my sol / for I have often did thee. Thou sayest: Custo divi uias dn̄i, necimpie gessi ā Deo meo. That is to say: I have kept the ways of the lord / and have not departed by iniquity / from my God. Thus the Psalms / and books of the scripture / thou readest with out judgment / and knowest not / what psalm is mete for thy necessity / and state of the people that be present / no more than he that never saw the scripture. Yea sometime thou readest a false history / and ether thou attributest the honour dew to god unto the saint thou worshippest / or honourest him in the earth / who is sol peradventure is in hell. ⟨p. CXIIII⟩For Augustine so saith / that all be not glorified sols with God / who is relics men worship in the earth.