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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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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.
This law judgeth / who defended the better part / Marcion / or Tertullian: Augustine / or Arrius / Christ and his Apostles / or Caiaphas / and ⟨p. XXI⟩his college of scribes and pharisees: the pour preachers that with danger of lief set forth the glory of God / or the Pope with his college of Cardinals: that with wicked laws / study to deface the glory / and majesty of Christs church. where and what is the Catholic church of the christians: and where the Synagogue of Antichrist. No falsehood can be hid / if men sick the truth with this light. If we examine our deeds / or other mens by this law or Canon: we shall soon perceive / whether they please God / or displease. If we be praised / and have an honest estimation among people: bring both our conscience / and press of the world / unto this rule of God's word: and then shall every man judge himself / whether he be inwardly the same man: that people esteem him for outwardly. In case man / sustain like wise dispraise / and contempt / of such as be in the world / if the law of God bare testimony with his conscience / that it is rather the Malice of the world / then his demerits / that oppresseth thus his god fame with the burden of slander: he shall rather rejoice / that God hath preserved him from the crimes that he is falsely accused of / then impatiently suffer the malicious world / maly / cyouslie to judge good / to be isle / as it is his accustomed manner.