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.…

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.

The fyrst part of the fyrst commaundement contaynithe as thow seyst by the interpretation of Moses the fōtaine and Originall of all trew religion and is as the fundation and rowt frō whence spryngithe all the other commaundemē tes / and is cōprehendid in these 4. wordes. knolege of God / fere of God / faythe in god and loue of God. farther in the interpretation of the same: he hathe tawgth his people / and vs: how to vse oure selfes in prosperite and aduersite. For ⟨p. LVIII⟩eche of them drawithe man from the 4. a fore rehersyd vertews: except the mynd of man be ful lyd perswadid by the word of God / how amenes / and godlie moderation may be kept / when man hathe abundance. and how / to whom / and when / vse liberalite / and dispensation of his goddes. like wyce how man shuld withe patience susteyne the hand of God in aduersite for the time of this present liefe whiche Iob describythe cap. 14. to be nothing but a vanite / by these wordes Man born of a woman / lyuythe but a few daies and is replenysshyd with affliction / spryngythe and wethrythe a way as a flowre / fleythe as shadow and comot long indure so saythe Esai 22.40. If thow rede the booke that wyse Salomon wrote de contemptumundi. to say of the contempt or vanite of the worold: Callyd Ecclesiastes thow shalt not only lern what the worold and man is but also take aduersites in the better part if thow folow his counsell. the booke contaynythe but 12. chapiters rede and marke euery monethe one Then at the yers end thow shalt rede it ouer. if thow put the richis therof into thy hede think thow hast gaynyd well that yere thowghe by the ponyshment of God / thow hast loost other wayes all thy goddes in the worold vnto thy shurt.