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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.
Thou shalt have no strange Gods before my face.
Thow shalt haue no strange Godes before my face.
This part of the commandment removeth all false religion / and superstition / where with all the glory and majesty of God might happen to be diminished or darkened in the soul of many which chanceth as many times as man attributeth unto any creature the thing that is dew only unto God. or when we would honour God or do any thing acceptable unto him as we feign of our own brains and not as his word teacheth. This honour we owe only unto God. Faith / love / fear / and prayer. now to attribute any of these to any creature is Idolatry and to have false Gods before his face. only God should be our hope / faith / love and fear. Him only should we pray unto Esa. 8. Psal. 18.28. To pray / or trust in any dead saint departed our of this world is Idolatry and against this commandment and those that do it hath nether commandment nor example in the scripture to approve there doings. such as fear The menaces and threatenings of the devil or of devilish people that mindeth the subversion of God's holy word and persecution of such as follow it / and believeth not that god hath power to keep ⟨p. LX⟩them under and will so do for his words sake hath false gods before his face for only he is to be feared Matt. 4.10. Esa. 51. Such as be given to Astronomy / or other that superstitiously observe the course and revolution of the heavens think they can do good or harm / give good fortune or isle as those think and judge that elevate the figure of heaven to judge what shall follow them / when they perceive by there Nativities under what sign the were born: offend against this commandment. the which abomination hath not only bin used before our time of superstitious persons / but also now a days of them that hath a right knowledge of God. Such as give over much faith unto Medicines / or the nature of stones / and herbs as ye see