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.…

for they are appointed unto that place of governance to be God's Vicars / to execute his law / his will / his pleasure / to bring men to god / and not to carry men from god / for in case they instigate there subjects to the transgression of God's laws / we must obey nether them nether there laws / they be not then our fathers but rather strangers that would draw us from the obedience of God which is our very father. It is not decent that there authority should be above and God's authority under. for as mans authority dependeth of God's / so should it bring men and lead men to God. Where as they command nothing against God's law: thou hast hard before what reverence thou owest unto them. A thing ⟨p. CXXXIII⟩more unnatural is there not / then to see the son dishonour the father / the subject his superior. As we learn not only by the scripture but also by the examples / of all other bests of the earth / and fowls of the air except a few. therefore the book of Job sendeth us unto them to learn wisdom cap. 12. So doth Plin. lib. 8. cap. 27. Nat. hist. show what wisdom the bests of the earth hath taught man. Be not as the viper that gnaweth out the belly of here dam. and seeketh here own lief / with here dams death. follow the nature of the Cicone that in here youth nourisheth the old days of here parents Plin. lib. 10. cap. 23. Nat. Hist. thus thou art bound to do. if thou do it / thou shalt have thy reward which is to live long upon therthe. Exod. 20. Deut. 5. if thou do it not: be assured that God will punish it / though man do not Deu. 17. Eyod. 21. Proverb. 15. Rom. 13. Read the 35. chapter of Hier. the prophet. and mark how God punished the children of Israel for disobedience / and rewarded the Rechabites for obedience of there fathers will.

for they ar apointid vnto that place of gouernaunce to be Godes Vycars / to execuet his lawe / his will / his pleasure / to bring men to god / and not to carimen from god / for in case they instigat there subiectes to the transgressiō of godes lawes / we must obey nether them nether there lawes / they be not then oure fathers but rather strangers that would drw vs from the obedience of God whiche is oure very father. It is not decent that there auctorite shuld be aboue and Godes auctorite vnder. for as mannes auctorite dependithe of Godes / so shuld it bryng mē and lede men to God. Where as they cōmaund nothing against Godes law: thow hast hard before what reuerēce thow owist vnto thē. A thīg