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.…

For lack of this preparative / the world / hath erred from the truth this many years / to the dishonour of God / and danger of Christian sols. Men doth not look what God's word saith / but extolleth the authority of mans laws / preferring the decree of a general / ⟨p. XXX⟩or provincial counsel before the word of God / which hath brought this abomination / and subversion of all godly doctrine / in to the church of Christ.

For lacke of this preparatiue / the worold / hathe erryd from the truithe this many yers / to the dishonor of God / and danger of Chrystiane solles. Men doothe not loke what godes worde saithe / but extollithe the auctorite of mannes lawes / preferring the decre of a generall / ⟨p. XXX⟩or prouinciall consell before the word of God / whiche hathe browghte this abhomination / ād subuersion of all godlye doctrine / in to the churche of Christ.

The third preparative / is obedience: both unto God and man. It were as god / never to read the scripture / nor to hire sermon / in case we mind not to obey unto the word of God spoken / or redden. Therefore doth Moses abraid / and reprehend them / Deu. 1. when they knew the land to be god / by the fruit that the 12. princes brought unto them / they would not proceed forth in there journey to possess the land / but murmured against God / wherefore they perished in the desert. Therefore / we must bring with us unto the reading of the word of God / obedience / and be ready to do every thing / it commandeth / though it seem never so difficile / As Abraham did in leaving his country / Genes. 12. and offering his son / Gen. 22. and as christ commandeth all that will be his Disciples /