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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.
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.
Divine admodum constituit D. Claudius consultissimus parens noster, ut jactura causae afficerenturij, qui sibi patrocinium potenciorū aduocassent: ut hoc proposito metu judiciariae lites, potius suo marte discurrerent, quam potenciorum domorum opibus niterentur. That is to say: the Godly and most prudent prince / our father Claudius vere godly decreed / that those should lost there suit / that obtained the help of noble men: that by this fear / all causes of controversies might be used indifferently / rather then to depend of the estimation of any superior pour. If this theft where avoided pour ⟨p. CLXXIX⟩men's causis should find more grace / and rich men's conscience more virtue. Especially the judges that for got what place they be in / and serve the world more then God. How devilish and great offence it is before God / thus to corrupt justice they may learn of David Psalm. 82. that beginneth in Latin: Deus constitit in coetu Dei. That is to say / God setteth / or is present in the Senate / or place of judgment. This Psalm all judges should learn by heart / and practise it, likewise mark the second verse of the Psalm / that saith thus. How long will ye judge perversely / and corrupt justice at the request of the isle. In the end of this verse is / a word in Hebrew Sela / the which of the Ebricions is diversly interpretatid / Psal. 4 but to pass over other meanings / where so ever thou read it: think there is in the same verse some special and notable thing to be marked. As is in this verse Sela here signifieth as much in English as though David had said / oh how great offence is it before God / to pervert at any mans request justice. Or else David put this word Sela there / as though he had said / It is a commune fault / and accustomed manner of judges to have respect of persons in judgment. The Psalm containeth but 8. verses. The judges may the sooner learn them / and the better bare them in mind.
Diuine admodum constituit D. Claudius consultissimus parens noster, ut iactura causae afficerenturij, qui sibi patrocinium potenciorū aduocassent: ut hoc proposito metu iudiciariae lites, potius suo marte discurrerent, quam potenciorum domorum opibus niterentur. That is to say: the Godly and moost prudent prince / oure father Claudius vere godlye decreid / that those shuld lost there sute / that optaynyd the healpe of noble men: that by this fere / all causes of contrauersis might be vsyd indifferentlye / rather then to depend of theestimation of ony superiour poure. If this thfft where auoydyd poure