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.…

God's punishment therefore taught the Israelites this doctrine that God giveth not only mete / but also virtue there unto to nourish him that eateth. Seeing now that the Israelites by adversity were brought unto the knowledge of there sin and instructed with this farther doctrine that God giveth as well virtue unto the mete to nourish him that eateth as the mete it self: there is no occasion that they should therefore leave god / but rather accept the punishment with thanks as a good school master send to teach them there he al• he and the will of God / as David saith psa. 1.8 Utile mihi est quod in miseriā deiectus sum ut discerem decreta tua. That is to say. it a availeth me greatly / that I am punished / to learn thy commandments.

Godes punishmēt therfore tawght the Israelitis this doctrine that God yeuithe not only mete / but also vertew there vnto to norishe him that eatythe. Seing now that the Israelites by aduersite were browght vnto the knolege of there synne and instructid withe this farther doctrine that God yeuithe as well vertew vnto the mete to norishe him that eatithe as the mete it selfe: there is no occasion that they shuld therfore leaue god / but rather accept the punishment withe thankes as a good scole master send to teache them there he al• he and the will of God / as Dauid saythe psa. 1.8 Vtile mihi est quod in miseriā deiectus sum ut discerem decreta tua. That is to say. it a vaylithe me greatli / that I am punishid / to lern thy commaundementes.

The first part of the first commandment containeth as thou seest by the interpretation of Moses the fountain and Original of all true religion and is as the foundation and rout from whence springeth all the other commandments / and is comprehended in these 4. words. knowledge of God / fear of God / faith in god and love of God. farther in the interpretation of the same: he hath taught his people / and us: how to use our selves in prosperity and adversity. For ⟨p. LVIII⟩each of them draweth man from the 4. a fore rehearsed virtues: except the mind of man be full lid persuaded by the word of God / how amenes / and godly moderation may be kept / when man hath abundance. and how / to whom / and when / use liberality / and dispensation of his goddes. like wise how man should with patience sustain the hand of God in adversity for the time of this present lief which Job describeth cap. 14. to be nothing but a vanity / by these words Man born of a woman / liveth but a few days and is replenished with affliction / springeth and withereth a way as a flower / fleeth as shadow and comot long endure so saith Isaiah 22.40. If thou read the book that wise Salomon wrote de contemptumundi. to say of the contempt or vanity of the world: Called Ecclesiastes thou shalt not only learn what the world and man is but also take adversities in the better part if thou follow his counsel. the book containeth but 12. chapters read and mark every month one Then at the years end thou shalt read it over. if thou put the riches thereof into thy heed think thou hast gained well that year though by the punishment of God / thou hast lost other ways all thy goddes in the world unto thy shirt.