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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.
for the law saith / Thou shalt not do the thing / that seemeth good in thy Eye / but the thing I have commanded the to do. Therefore to avoid all false religion / and superstition ⟨p. LXIIII⟩of the mind / and inward man / God saith thou shalt have no strange Gods before me. the conscience therefore / must be pure / and near / from all privy / and secret thoughts / of idolatry / apostasy / or defection: if we would god should approve our religion / to be true. Every thing that we do for the honour of God / not commanded by his word / is as strange / and not accepted of God. As all god intentions / feigned works by man / and all things commanded by general counsels / not expressed in the word of God / by the Patriarchs / Prophets / Christ and the Apostles / which be / and ever were / before God / the holy / and Catholic church. and showeth us ho so ever add any thing to there laws / are the church of Antichrist Deut. 4.12. Apo. 22. so called God the fire of Aaron sons / Nadab and Abihu a strong fire. to say / such as he commanded not. God will have none other works of man then he requireth in his express word. He condemneth by this law the wicked sacrifice / and Idolatry committed in the private masses / where as people doth not only take from God / and Christ there dew honour / but also make an other God of bred / which is no more the living God / then the golden calf / of the Israelites. as not only the scripture / but also the reason of man / and the senses of all brute bests of the field / ox / an sheep / with all other. The birds of the air / and fishes of the water do ⟨p. LXV⟩the bare record. This unspeakable and most abominable isle / is taken for the principal article / and chief pillar of the true / and Apostolical church / of such as believe not / the Apostles writings. But how can it be the Apostolical church / when it repugnithe and is clean contrary / to the Apostles writings / Mat. 26. Mar. 14. Lu. 22.1. Co. 10.11. like wise contrary to the testament / will / and institution / of Christ Jesus our only saviour / the author / and first giver of this blessed sacrament / of his most honourable and precious blood / in his church. If it be not lawful to change manes testament / nor to add / or take any thing from it / but to execute / and do every thing as it is there expressed / and none other wise: