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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.
This law / is of an other sort / and perfection. Openly manifested by God / not unto one prince or learned man / not unto 12. or 70. heads and principals among the people: but unto all the hole congregation / and not suddenly but with great deliberation / and preparation of the people for the space of three days: Exod. 19. this law therefore Moses would the pedple to ⟨p. XXXIIII⟩esteem as a thing of all things most to be esteemed. As they do nothing at all / that say the Scripture containeth not / all necessary doctrine for the health of man. But needeth mans decrees.
This law / is of an other sort / and perfection. Openly manifestyd by God / not vnto one prynce or lernyd man / not vnto 12. or 70. heddes and principalles among the people: but vnto all the hole congregation / and not sodenly but with great deliberation / and preparation of the people for the space of thre dayes: Exod. 19. this law therfore Moses would the pedple to ⟨p. XXXIIII⟩esteme as a thing of all thinges moost to be estimyd. As they do nothing at all / that say the Scripture containithe not / all necessarie doctrine for the healthe of man. But nedithe mannes decres.
The sixth preparative is a true / and right understanding of the law. Not to constrain the letter against the mind of the text / but behold always the consent of the Scripture / and to do no wrong unto the author thereof. Somme men call this a dispensation of the law: when the extremity thereof cannot with justice / and equity / be executed against the transgressor / as we see Deut. 4. where Moses appointeth certain Cites / to be as refuges / or sanctuaries for them / that be chance or against there will should happen to kill any man. The law is / that who so ever shed the blood of man shall satisfy the law with his blood again: Gene. 9.