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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 first rule is: confidence / and Aright persuasion of God's word / that all his promises be true: and will doubtless / give the god promised unto the god / and the isle promised unto the ⟨p. XXVII⟩isle / though it seem / never so impossible unto the flesh. This preparative / is most necessary for all men / that will be the disciples / and hearers of God's word. for when men think / that God is not in dead / as severe / and will punish sin / according as it is written in his commandments: and like wise favour / and preserve them that fear him they never take profit / nor never shall do / inhering / or reading the scripture. for they have no more credence to it / then to a vain and faithless tale. This misbelief / and incredulity to words God's word: is the occasion / and let / that the word hard / or redden / worketh not his operation / and the man no better at night / then in the morning: in age / than in youth. Moses therefore persuadeth them •nto a certain right confidence / saying. Ecce dedi in conspectu uestro terrā, uenite & possidete terrā, quā juravit dn̄s patribus uestris Abraham, Isaac, & Jacob, ut daret eis, atque semini eorū posteos Deut 1. That is to sa• / behold / I have presented before your face / the land which the lord promised to give unto •oure fathers Abraham / Isaac / and Jacob / and to there posterity: con and possess ye / the land. Jacob / and his posterity were in such bondage in Egypt / that it seemed impossible that ever they should possess the land of Canaan / promised by God. Read the 14. first chapters of Exod. and see Then as •how canst not those / but believe him to be true ⟨p. XXVIII⟩in the one promise of his help / to wards the god / so be live him / that he will like wise punish the isle / though he suffer / and dissemble for a time at our sin / to call us unto penance Ro. 1. yet at length we shall be assured / he will keep promise as well in punishing the isle: as in doing god / to those that repent. If thou read the scripture: thou shalt find examples of both how he favoured / and kept promise / with the god / and the bad. Noah saved / and his family / the hole world damned with water: lot saved / and the cites burned. Joshua / and Caleb Entered the land promised: all the rest dyed for there sin in the desert.