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.…

I Said before / that concord / and peace / best preserved always the commune wealth. which dependeth of the love of God and our neighbours. Therefore doth God immediately after the institution of the commune wealth and civil assemblance of his people / before set in order / and every man appointed to a certain place / and vocation / the one to be father / the other the Son / the on to be Master the other servant / the one to be a disciple / the other an instructor / the one to be the younger and the other the elder: and each of these knoweth by the precept and commandment afore / what his office is / and how he should live in his vocation: in this precept he removeth the occasion of discord / and debate / that might happen between the members of this commune wealth / by reason of murder / and mans slaughter. Therefore for biddeth he all injuries / violence / force / and other uncharitable means where with all we might hurt our neighbours body. And likewise requireth that in case we can do any thing for the help of our Neighbour / we diligently apply our service in his use and to procure the things that appertain unto his tranquillity / to save him from adversities / and to give him our helping hand when his troubles shall require Seeing there his nothing more dear to man / then his body / and lief / ⟨p. CXLVI⟩as the law of nature teacheth / God by this law defendeth it against the devil and devilish wilful hatred of man. that some time is so carried away with affections of the flesh / that he honoureth not this precept / but contemneth the image of God in his neighbour / hateth his own flesh and executeth a beastly rage / and tyranny in his brothers body: more like a furious lion / and mad dog then a reasonable creature. not only to the destruction of him that is killed but to the lost / and perdition of his own body and sol for ever: if he repent not. God in this commandment for biddeth not only the murder done with the hand but also the murder of the hart / and of the tong: Matth. 5.1. Joan. 1. in the murder of the hand is for bidden all private revenging between private persons that will be judges in there own causes. Which begin with blows / then followeth or hurting of some member of the body / or clean destruction of it / at the last murder of the hole body.

I Sayd before / that concord / and peace / best preseruid allwaies the commune wealthe. whiche dependithe of the loue of God and oure neighburs. Therfore doothe gode immediatly after the institution of the cōmune wealthe and ciuile assemblance of his people / before set in order / and euery man apointyd to a certayne place / and vocation / the one to be father / the other the Sonne / the on to be Master the other seruant / the one to be a disciple / the other an instructor / the one to be the yonger and the other the elder: and eche of these knowithe by the precept and commaundement afore / what his office is / and how he shuld liue in his vocation: in this precept he remouythe thoccation of discord / and debat / that might happen betwene the membres of this commune wealthe / by reason of murder / and mannes slawghter. Therfore for byddythe he all iniuries / violence / forse / and othere vncheritable meanes where withe all we might hurt our neighbours bodye. And likewyce requirythe that in case we can do ony thyng for the healpe of oure Neighbour / we diligently applye oure seruice in his vsee and to procure the thynges that appertayne vnto his tranquilite / to saue him from aduersites / and to yeue him oure helpyng hand when his trobles shall requyre Seyng there his nothing more dere to man / then his bodie / and liefe /