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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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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 second way / that leadeth from the word of God / is money times / the pour / and authority of this world. As we see / by the bishop of Rome. and all his adherents / who giveth more credence / and faith onto one Charter and gift of Constantinus / then to all the hole bible. An other erreth / by mistaking of the time / making his superstition / far elder then it is / will not for sake the falsehood for the truth. An saith / thus my father believed / and should I believe the contrary? thus rather / will give credit to his father being blind / then unto God his great grant father / that saith. to the law of man more credit / then to the law of God. As the knowledge of man is thus with drawn / from the word of God / be ignorance / and isle used customs / so is the live / and conversation of man like wise. Not governed with the word of god / but with accustomed fraud / an guile: every man in ⟨p. X⟩his vocation / and condition of life. The spirituality with false received / and isle deserved / tea this. The temporalty / with false contracts / and preposterous buying / and selling. The princes / and superior pours of the earth / for the most part / and all learned men / other in maintaining a wrong religion / or in not restoring the true / decline / far from this simple / and sincere verity contained in God's word. Some dispense with a less evil / to a voided a greater harm. Some prescribe laws / for the conscience of man / for a time / until it may be / farther deliberated upon / or approved god / by a general council. These men / grievously offend them selves / and causeth other / to do the same. In case the law: made for the time / seem not god / unto such / as shall at amore leisure / have the examination thereof: the law for the mean time / shall be condemned / as heretical / and pernicious.
The second waie / that ledith from the word of God / is mony times / the poure / and authorite of this worold. As we se / by the bishope of Rome. and all his adherentes / who yeuith more credenc / and faithe onto one Charter and gift of Constantinus / then to all the hole bible. An other errithe / by mistakyng of the tyme / making his supersticiō / far elder then it is / will not for sake the faulshed for the truithe. An saithe / thus my father beliuide / and shuld I beliue the contrarie? thus rather / will giue credit to his father being blind / then vnto God his great graunt father / that seith. to the law of man more credit / then to the law of God. As the knolege of man is thus with drawē / frō the word of God / be ignorancie / and ile vsid customes / so is the liue / and conuersation of man like wice. Not gouernid withe the word of god / but with accustomid fraude / an gile: euery man in