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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
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There be many causes / that should provoke ⟨p. VIII⟩man unto the study / and knowledge of this law. First / the profit that Cometh thereof / which is expressed / Joan. 17. This is life eternal saith Christ / to know the / O father: and him that thou hast sent / Jesus christ. David the prophet / desired the knowledge of this law / and so copiously / expresseth the commodity thereof / in the most holy Psalm 118. that nothing of this world may be compared to it / for it leadeth to eternal lief. What commodities / it bringeth in this world / it is declared Deut. 28. et Psal. 128. if thou hireth wice of thy lord God / and observe it / thou shalt be blessed in the filled / and at home / blessed in all things that thou takest in hand / to do. read the Chapter. if thou wilt not learn / the will of thy lord: thou shalt be cursed in the field / and at home: and unfortunate in all thy acts. farther / without the knowledge and obedience of this law / no person in the world can justly / and conveniently serve in his vocation / or condition of lief / of what degree so ever he be. Wherefore Moses commanded / Deut. 4. that no man should decline / from this law / nether to the right hand / nether to the left: meaning by these words / that no man should add / or take any thing from it / but simple / to be observe it / as it is given / and written unto us / From this right line / and true rule of God's word: man erreth diverse ways. some ⟨p. IX⟩time by ignorance / because he knoweth not / or will not know / that only the express word of God sufficeth. He holdeth with the most part and condemneth the better / as it is to be seen / at this present day. This reason taketh place: it is allowed of the most part / and stablished by so many holy / and learned bishops / therefore it is true. When / they can not by the scripture prove / neither the learning / nether the lief of there doctors / to be good.
There be many causes / that shuld prouoke ⟨p. VIII⟩