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.…

The second sort of lies is called mendatium ⟨p. CXCVII⟩officiosum. and is required / when otherwise isle / or murder cannot be avoided as ye read Exod. 1. where the midwives being commanded of Pharaoh to kill all the males among the Israelites / at the time of there birth / said the women of the Hebrews were delivered before they came to them. 1. Sam. 19. Michol David wife by the same means saved David. So did Jonathan cap. 20. David in the 21. by this means obtained bred of Ahimelech the High priest in Nobe. and avoided the hands of Achis the king of Gath. The third kind is called mendac•• ̄ perniciosum. a pernicious and hurtful kind of lying that cometh of malice / hatred / envy or disdain and extendeth to the hurt of his neighbour. this kind is damnable whether it be in civil causes / or matters of religion. specially to be abhorred in divines and preachers of the church that cause men to err from the way of salvation taught us by the scripture. and to bring people from the old learning of the Patriarchs / prophets / and Apostles / to the new learning of men. from our mother the holy church and the spouse of Christ Eph. 5. fr•m a church buldyd upon the doctrine / and foundation of the Prophets / and Apostles Ephe. 2. unto the synagogue of the devil / built upon the doctrine of Antichrist. Here is for bidden all things that hurteth / and not the thing that can honestly ⟨p. CXCVIII⟩and charitable profit the truth / and a good cause.

The second sort of lies is callyd mendatium ⟨p. CXCVII⟩officiosum. and is requirid / when otherewyce ile / or murder cannot be avoydid as ye rede Exod. 1. where the mydwyues being commaundyd of Pharo to kyll all the males among the Israelites / at the tyme of there byrthe / sayde the women of the Ebrewes were deliuerid before they came to thē.