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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.
These too uses of the law / appertain as well unto the infidels / as to the fideles. To such as be not regenerated / as to those that be regenerated: for those that she cannot bring to Christ / she damneth.
These too vses of the law / appartayne as well vnto the infideles / as to the fideles. To souche as be not regeneratyd / as to those that be regeneratid: for those that she cānot bring to Christ / she damnythe.
The third use of the law is / to show unto the Christians what works God requireth of them: For he would not that we should feign works of our own brains to serve him with all: as the Bishops laws that teacheth an other faith / and other works then the old Testament or the new. but requireth us to do the works commanded by him / as it is written / Matt. 15. they worship me in vain with the precepts of men. Therefore David saith: thy word lord God is the light unto my feet / Psal. 119. By the knowledge of this law / we judge all other mens writings / Christians / and Ethnics / whether they writ well / or evil. And with out a right knowledge in this law / no doctrine can be known whether it be true / or false.
The thyrd vse of the law is / to shew vnto the Christians what workes God requirythe of them: For he would not that we shuld fayne workes of our awne braynes to serue him withe all: as the Bishoppes lawes that teachithe an othere faythe / and other workes then the old Testament or the new. but requirythe vs to do the workes commaundyd by him / as it is wroten / Matt. 15. they worshipp me in vayne with the preceptes of men. Therfore Dauid saithe: thy worde lorde God is the light vnto my fette / Psal. 119. By the knolege of this law / we iudge all other mēnes writinges / Christianes / ād Ethnyches / wether they writ well / or yle. And withe out a right knolege in this lawe / no doctrine cā be knowen whether it be trew / or false.