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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
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IN the first commandment we learned / that God is the only / and sole God. and that we should not think / nor feign any other besides him. farther that commandment / expresseth what this our one God is / and how affectioned / or minded towards us. full of mercy / and ready always to succour / and aid / both soul / and body / in all affliction. showeth us farther / how we should honour / and reverence this / our almighty and merciful God. so that the end / and hole sum of the first commandment is / that only God would be known / of his people to be God / and honoured as god. so doth god first instruct the mind / and soul of man / before he require any outward ⟨p. LXX⟩work / or external reverence▪ or else all together / were hypocrisy / what so ever show / or perfection it s•mythe to have / in the Eye of the world. He layeth therefore the first commandment as a foundation of all true religion. as the original / and spring of all virtue: and openeth the well / and fountain of all mischief / and abomination / in these words / thou shalt have no strange gods / before my face. this second precept and the too other / that follow in the first table / teacheth us / how to honour god in external religion / or outward works / and to show the fear / faith and love that we bare unto god in our ha• tes / unto the world. Too of these last commandments / showeth what we should do / and the third which now I expound / what we should not do. The purpose / end and will of this second commandment is: that God's pleasure is / unto us / that we should not profane / or dishonour / the true religion / or honour of god / with superstitious ceremonies / or rites / not commanded by him. wherefore by this second commandment / he calleth man from all gross / and carnal opinions / or judgments of god. the which the foolish / and ignorant prudence / and wit of man / conceiveth: where as it judgeth without the scripture and forbiddeth external Idolatry / as in the first internal.
IN the fyrst commaundement we lernid / that God is the onlie / and sole God. and that we shuld not thinke / nor fayne ony other besydes him. farther that commaundement / expressythe what this oure one God is / and how affectionatyd / or myndid towardes vs. full of mercy / and redy allwaies to succur / and ayed / boothe soule / and body / in all affliction. shewithe vs farther / how we shuld honor / and reuerence this / oure allmighty and mercyfull God. so that thend / and hole sommne of the fyrst commaundement is / that onlye God would be knowen / of his people to be God / and honoryd as god. so doothe god fyrst instruct the mynd / and soule of man / before he require ony outward