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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.
as well ready to punish us / if we contemn him: as to help us if we love him. The devil goeth a bout an other thing: and would all men / as long as they have a purpose / and bent will to sin / think that God is a merciful God / a gentle / sweet / and fyggie god / that winketh / and will not see the abomination / and accustomed doing of isle. but when the conscience feeleth the displeasure of God and seeketh redress / he amplifieth / and exaggerateth the greatness of sin / showeth it as foul / and as horrible as it is in dead / and more. extenuateth the mercy of god / maketh him / then a cruel / and an unmerciful tyrant / as impossible to obtain mercy of / as to suck water out of the dry pumice / or burning coal. Wherefore seeing his majesty is invisible / and cannot be known of mortal man as he is: and like wise be cause man giveth little credit / ⟨p. XL⟩or none at all unto his blessed word he presentia the all his works / heaven / and Earth unto man / to be testimonies / and witness of his great power / that man seeing those creatures / and wonderful preservation of the same / might think of god the maker of all things / and thank him with all the hart: that he would say these words unto him vile creature / and worms mete. I am the lord thy God. by his works he showed himself thus unto Adam Gen. 2. and unto the natural phi. Ro. 1. also unto every reasonable man Deu. 30. how be it so far hath the devil blinded many (would to God only the infidels / and not such as be accounted Christians) that they take as much knowledge of God by the contemplation of his works / as Midas the king by the contemplation of his gold. Wherefore seeing we believe with such difficulty this word of God / I am the lord thy God: and the devil hath blindfolded / and dared our sight / and so be witched all our senses / that we hire / nor see any thing to the glory of God / and salvation of our sauls: he addeth yet other testimonies to ascertain us that he is our God. and leaveth nothing undone / that might draw us unto a firm / and constant belief in him: setting before our Eyes the glorious and wonderful deliverance / and defence of the people: when he brought them our of Egypt. such testimonies ⟨p. XLI⟩added he unto his word / to stablish our faith always.