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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.
The second table. › Chapter 8: Caput VIII.The seconde table. › Chapter 8: Caput VIII.
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.
How be it none of them all / nor all they to gather / hath not prescribed so perfect / and absolute a form of a politic wealth / as almighty God hath done unto his people in this Second ⟨p. CXXII⟩table / and six rules. Nether so equally pondered the diversity of sin / and transgression of justice as this law doth. not so indifferently prescribe the correction and punishment according to the gravity and greatness of the fault but is to cruel in the less offence / and to merciful in the greater. As ye may see the injuries of theft punished / and blasphemy of God / with adultery unpunished.
How be it none of themall / nor all they to gather / hathe not prescribyd so perfet / and absolute a forme of a politike wealthe / as allmyghtie God hathe donne vnto his people in this Second ⟨p. CXXII⟩table / and syx rules. Nether so equally ponderyd the diuersite of synne / and transgression of iustyce as this lawe doothe. not so indifferently prescribe the correction and punyshement according to the grauite and greatnis of the fault but is to cruell in the lesse offence / and to mercyfull in the greater. As ye may se the iniuries of thefft punyshyd / and blasphemie of God / with adultery vnpunyshyd.
After that he had gathered together this people into one company and multitude / brought them out of Egypt / and appointed them a land and cites / where they should live / as members of one commune wealth. He prescribed unto them / certain laws / without the which / no commune wealth / can long endure. for it is no lease mastery to keep a Realm in wealth / from the dangers to cum: thē to win it from adversity / when adversities present. The first law / to preserve a commune wealth is / that the people thereof / know how to reverence / and honour God a right who is the president / and the defender of all cites / and realms. If he be neglected / there followeth doubtless a ruin, and change of the commune wealth. Thus saw all those that wrote laws / for the preservation there of not only Moses / and christian writers / but also the Ethnics. Arist. li. 7. polit. ca. 8. Where as he Numbereth the works to be done in the cite. Quintū, inquit, acprimū circa