A03622:217
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.
The greatest thyffdomme of all is / Sacrilege in robbing of the goddes appointed to an holy use. The Goods appointed for the pour / for the maintenance of schools to bring up youth in / in such learning as shall be necessary for the ministry of the church / and governance of the commune wealth.
The grettist thyffdomme of all is / Sacrilege in robbing of the goddes appointid to an holye vse. The Godes appointid for the poure / for the maintenaunce of scoles to bring vpp uthe in / in souche lerning as shalbe necessarie for the ministerie of the churche / and gouernaunce of the commune wealthe.
Or in taking from the ministers the condition and Goods where upon the live. Who should by God's laws honestly / be provided for / by the heads of the commune wealth / 1. Thessal. 5. […] an horrible offence to take these goods away from the godly use they be appointed to: so is it the like offence to enjoy them undeserved. As those do that hath hospitals / Spittles / and other such alms appointed for the pore / and apply it to there own use / the which crieth vengeance before God. Also those that are appointed in Colleges / or Schools to learn / or teach for the stipend they receive / if they do not there office commit sacrilege. Such as live of spiritualities pensions / lands / or other Goods appointed to teach the people the word of God / and minister his holy Sacraments / in neglecting there office and duty / offend in the same offence. Or when one man / and such a one (which chanceth many times that doth not / or cannot do half a man's office for such a place) hath many men's livings. But of whatsoever ever ⟨p. CLXXXI⟩gifts he be of / he should not have too men's livings which the Bishops laws admit by pluralities / and Totquotes / But this is claw me and I will claw thee. If the bishops permitted not there priests to have too benefices / it may fortune the priest would like wise say / the Bishop should be bishop / but of one cite. and indeed so it should be. and until the Magistrates bring them to that point / it shall be as possible to hire a Bishop wade godly / and simple through the scripture in all cases of religion / as to drive a camel through the ye of an needle