A03622:204
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.
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.
Thou shalt not steal.
Thow shalt not stele.
This eighth law / extendeth to this end / that we give unto every man that / that is his. And in so doing we resemble the master of this law God almighty / that abhorreth all in justs / and loveth equity and right. As here is for bidden to steal the goods of other: so is there commanded / and required to employ diligence in keeping the goddes / that be our own. Remembering that every man receiveth at God's hand his goddes and parcels thereof / and not by fortune or his own travel. Therefore to abuse them is not only a lost of the goddes / but also Injuries / unto the dispensation of God / who willeth the rich to give gladly and with thanks unto the pour / the pour to receive religiously as out of the spence / or seller of the lord with thanks giving.
THis eyghthe law / extendithe to this end / that we yeue vnto euerye man that / that is his. And in so doyng we resemble the master of this law God allmighti / that aborrythe all in iustes / and louythe equite and right. As here is for byddin to stele the godes of other: so is there commaundid / and requirid to employ diligence in keping the goddes / that be oure awne. Remembryng that euery man receauythe at Godes hand his goddes and parselles therof / and not by fortune or his awne trauell. Therfore to abuse them is not only a lost of the goddes / but also Iniuries / vnto the dispensation of God / who willythe the ryche to yeue gladly and withe thankes vnto the poure / the poure to receaue religiously as out of the spence / or seller of the lord withe thankes yeuing.
The rich to exercise his faith in yeuyng / and to think that the way to be rich / is not to muck up in the coffer / but to be liberal / and to put out much to the pour / for the commandments