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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.
The first table. › Chapter 4: Caput IIII.The fyrst table. › Chapter 4: Caput IIII.
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 precept or Commandment hath too members. The first requireth that we accept / account / and take the God that made / and preserveth all thing / the God Saday / omnipotent / and sufficient / not only to be God: but also to be our God / that helpeth us / succoureth us / saveth us / and only defendeth us. The second part for biddeth all false gods. This first part is the ground / original / ⟨p. XXXVIII⟩and foundation of all virtue / godly laws or Christian works. and where as this precept and commandment is not first laid / and taken as the only well where of springeth all other virtues / whatsoever be done seem it never so glorious / and holy unto the world it is nothing but very superstition / and hypocrisy as Paul saith / Ro. 14 Ebr. 11. What putteth difference between the death of Socrates / and Isaiah: Diogenes / and Jeremiah: Sophocles / and Zechariah Euripides / and Stephen: Homer / and saint John Baptist: saving only the knowledge / and confidence in this commandment: I am the lord thy god. what difference where there between the Church of the pharisees / scribes / and Hypocrites / and the church of god were not the knowledge of this commandment. that containeth too most necessary things. The true knowledge of God▪ and the true honour of god Deu. 4.12. Exod. 19.20. Gē. 12.17. The which foundation / and ground of our religion / both the Testaments every where teacheth. also the image of god in our soul though we be borne in servitude of sin and blind •nto all godliness: such a sparkle / and dim light notwithstanding remaineth in the soul / that our own conscience crieth out against us / when we utterly contemn / the reverence / and divine majesty of God: as it appeareth by the horrible / and fearful death / of such ⟨p. XXXIX⟩as thought it more easy to destroy there own living bodies / then to endure the conflict and dolours of there own conscience with the judgment / and contempt of God's laws / as it is to be seen leaving profane examples a part in Saul / and Judas: with all other such in our time / that are the causers of there own death. The subtleties of the devil must be taken heed of therefore / and known betime / lest he show us God in an other form then he showeth himself in his word and this commandment. Where he saith that he is our God. to say: