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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.
Moses exhorteth the people to fear God. to a void the punishment / that followeth the contempt of God's commandment. and this is the most apt / and best way / to persuade people / that careth for no virtue / nor will not be moved with any promise / or reward / that followeth well doing. I am a Jealous God / and the lord thy God is in the middle of thee. Which words declareth / that when people will not obey his commandments / and receive his love / and favour: he waxeth anger / and useth the extreme remedy / the scourge of adversity / that who so ever will not willingly be fere means bow / be force shall be constrained to break. for nothing can ⟨p. XLV⟩resist / when he will punish. The first point the refore / of religion / is the fear of God. The second is faith / and confidence in his word. Therefore saith Moses: Audi Israel, dominus Deus noster unus est, That is to say: Hire O Israel / the lord / our God / is one God. Deut. 6. in this one God / thou shalt put all thy trust / and believe. To persuade this faith into there hearts Moses put not only the deliverance out of Egypt before there facis / But also the Seven most mighty princes of the world. Hittheum. Girgaseum / Aemorreū / Cananeum / Pherizeum / Hiveum / and Jebuseum. Deut. 7. and in the same chapter he repeateth and inculcateth into the ere this religion and faith / saying / scias itaque quod dn̄s Deus tuus ipse est Deus, Deus fidelis &c. That is to say / know thou that the lord / thy God / he is the only / and true God / and so forth. Then read unto the end of the 11. chapter how busy and diligent Moses is / heaping argument / upon argument to persuade the people to believe God / and his word / and to stablish this commandment / and rout it in there / and our hearts. All the works of God heaven and Earth / all the Miracles wrought in the old Testament / and in the new were done to prove unto mortal man this precept to be true. I am the lord / thy god / and be none other thing but interpretations of this commandment ⟨p. XLVI⟩to stablish the verity of his word. The third is love / wherefore he saith love the lord / thy God with all thy hart / all thy soul / and with all thy pour Deut. 6