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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.
chapter / he promiseth to destroy a people more strong then they be. in the 8. chapter he saith that he fed them in the wilderness / with met from heaven / which they / nether there fathers never knew. By these and other many reasons / he provoked the people to this part of religion / the love of God. In case any benefactor / or he that doeth good to an other / be to be loved / specially this our god is to beloved saith Moses. We may like wise consider his benefits to wards us and so expulse this detestable and horrible unkindness towards him. As is the leaving unto us of the scripture whereby we know his blessed will for the grace of the holy ghost that leadeth us to knowledge / defendeth us from isle / and preserveth us in virtue. The greatest Argument of all / the birth / and death of his only son / given for our redemption. Then doth Moses teach how we should love him / Deut. 6. with all our hart / all our soul / and all our force. Of these parts consisteth man for the hart is the original of all ⟨p. XLVII⟩affects and desires. when the law requireth the love of God with all the hart / it requireth all mßnes affections to be sincere and pure / and holy directed into the love and obedience of God. For he is a jealous God: he is not content with the fourth part / or the half / but requireth the the hole hart mind / will / affections and lief of man. He is not content that we love him / with one part / and the world with the other. These words for biddeth not / but that we may love our honest friends / parents / and other as it is written / Exod. 20. Deut. 5. so that there love be in God / and for God: not equal / nor above the love of God. if Election happen / that in the loving of the one / follow the hatred of the other: thou art bound to hate thy father / thy friends / and also thine own life for the love of God / Mat. 10. last of all thou must love him with all thy force. by the which word is understand all the powers both of body and soul / the senses interior / and exterior what so ever they be and as the holy ghost hath given them. so that nether the inward man / nether the outward man be defiled by sin / as Saint Paul saith