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.…

Thou stranger say that thou sawest us hyreded whiles we obeyed the holy laws of our country. as for our honour and reverence to such as teach us the word of God it is showed / and also the Examples of the Corinthians and life wise of the Galatians that were so prompt to obey Paul before they were seduced that they would have plucked out there own Eyes to have done Paul honour Galat. Valerius Maximus libro 2. capit. 1. How in Rome the elders were always taken as fathers of the younger and that no youth should sit at any fest / till there elders had place. they should be the last that sate and the first that rise from the table. Every man should reverence and honour these superior powers not for fear / but for love and consider that God beginneth not this second table with the dominion and empery of the father in vain or with out cause. But meaneth that we should none other wise love the superior powers ⟨p. CXXX⟩of the earth and be affeccionatyd unto them then unto our natural parents and obey them in all things that is consonant or not against the law of god like wise the superior pours should be none other wise affection with love towards there subjects than the father is against the son. Consider the work and ordinance of God in this superiority and dominion that preserveth the god / punisheth the isle / advanceth virtue / and oppresseth vice / to the preservation and wealth of the. Republic. Thine office is to consider in what place the superior is set / and how the devil travaileth with out ceasing to trouble the tranquillity / peace / and god order of every commune wealth / by sedition / treason war and lascivious / and dissolute manner of living. farther he laboureth continually to subvert the prince and governor thereof / to bring him from virtue to vice. that they may both with ungodly laws / and isle example pervert the people / and bring them from God. As thou mayst see by David and Saul too virtuous and godly kings at the beginning of there reign. Saul he utterly lost in this world / and in the world to •ū. He so intricatid and wrapped David in the snares of sin. that scarce could he fend his colour / and return to grace. Mark how he did dare and blind Solomon the wisest that ever reigned and brought him to idolatry.

Thow stranger say that thow sawyst vs hyreded whiles we obeid the holie lawes of oure coū trey. as for our honor and reuerence to souche as teache vs the word of God it is shewyd / ād also the Examples of the corynthions and life wyce of the Galathiens that were so prompt to obey Paule before they were seducyd that they would haue pluckyd out there awne Iyes to haue donne Paule honor Galat. Valerius Maximus libro 2. capit. 1. How in Rome the elders were allwaies taken as fathers of the yonger and that no vthe shuld sit at ony fest / till there elders had place. they shold be the last that sate and the fyrst that rise from the table. Euery man shuld reuerēce and honor these superiour powres not for fere / but for loue and consyder that God begynnythe not this second table withe the dominion and imperye of the father in vayne or withe out cause. But menithe that we shuld none othere wyce loue the superiore powres