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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.
Then put the case / that many / or at the lest / some of those that led there conscience / after the law / made for the mean time / dye. How standeth then the case / with these departed souls / that were deceived / whiles they lived / by false doctrine. They doubtless / are lost / for ever / and without time / if they dyed / in any error of the Catholice faith / as Christ saith Luce 6. speaking of false interpreters / of the word of God. If the blind / lead the blind / he saith / ⟨p. XI⟩not / only he that leadeth shall fall into the ditch: but both. Therefore it is not sufficient / that people have a law for the mean time: but what so ever / the conscience beginneth with all / it must end / in the same. That is to say: no law at all should be spoken of concerning the conscience / but the only word of God / which never altered / nor cannot be altered / Matt. 5. Luce 16. Psal. 18. Dauyd Psalmo 119. proveth the immutability of God's word / by too strong reasons. if heavens / and Earth made by thy word can not be altered / how much more the word it self? Read the too verses that begin with the letter lamed. in English thus. Thy word lord abideth for ever / as the heavens testify. Unto the which law / the conscience of man / in matters of faith / is bound only. for when so ever / or who so ever prescribeth any law / for the cause of religion / and giveth it this title / for the mean time / until it may be judged by a general council / or other wise decreed / by the assemblance of learned men: the author of the law / declareth him self / not to know / whether his law be true / or false / leading to hell / or to heaven / to save the conscience of man or to dan it: but leaveth it in doubt / and maketh it as uncertain / as these that shall have the censure / and judgment thereof / preferred unto there discretion and learning. I would wish therefore / and heartily ⟨p. XII⟩pray unto almighty God / to put into the hearts of all superior pours of the Earth / grace / and knowledge / to chose 4. indifferent judges / to appease all controversies in religion. If the Clergy should judge / the world would / and might say / they are to partial. and for many respects / would to much favour / there own commodity.