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Emprented at Malborow i.e. Antwerp : The year of our Lorde et M.CCCCC.XXXviii. per me Joannem Philoponon i.e. H. Peetersen van Mideelburch?, 1538Emprented at Malborow i.e. Antwerp : The yeare of our Lorde et M.CCCCC.XXXviii. per me Joannem Philoponon i.e. H. Peetersen van Mideelburch?, 1538
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Heal me good lord / and I shall be healed / save me & I shall be saved / for my praise art thou. Be not thou a fear unto me my hope art thou in the day of affliction / let them be confounded that preserve me / and let not me be con founded / let them fear / and let not me fear put on them the day of affliction / and with double trouble / trouble them.
HEale me good lorde / and I shall be healed / saue me & I shall be saued / for my prayse arte thou. Be not thou a feare vnto me my hope arte thou in the day of afliccyon / let them be confounded that perserue me / and let not me be cō founded / let them feare / and let not me feare put on them the day of afflyccyon / and with double trouble / trouble them.
IT was never ordained without the singular providence of God / that the multitude of Christen should learn be heart the ten commandments / the Credo / and the Paternoster. For truly he that understandeth these / hath the pith of all those things / which holy scripture doth contain or what so ever may be taught necessary unto the Christen / and that purely and copiously / besides that so briefly & clearly / that no man can complain or excuse him self justly / sith that (which is required to the blessed life) is nether over tedious / nor yet so hard but it may be performed. Three things there are necessary to be known to obtain eternal life.
IT was neuer ordeyned without the singular prouidence of God / that the multitude of Christē shulde lerne be herte the tenne commaundementes / the Credo / and the Paternoster. For truely he that vnderstondeth these / hath the pythe af all those thynges / whiche holy scripture doth conteyne or what so euer may be taught necessary vnto the Christen / and that purely and copyously / bysides that so briefly & clerely / that no man can complayne or excuse hym sylfe iustely / syth that (whiche is required to the blyssed lyfe) is nether ouer tedious / nor yet so harde but it may be perfourmed. Three thinges there are necessary to be knowen to obteyne eternall lyfe.
¶The first is that thou know what is expedient to be done / and what to be undone. The second / when thou perceivest that thou of thy noun strength canst nether do / nether yet avoid that / which thou art bound to do / or to eschew / that then thou know of whom to seek / find and receive this strength. The third is / how thou shouldest seek / and obtain it. ⟨image 20⟩And hereunto I will give the an ensample to the intent that thou mayst the more evidently perceive it. A man which is diseased with any manner of sickness / first enquireth with what kind of sickness he is infect / and then considereth he what strength he hath what he is able to do and what he can not do them searcheth he for a me dicyne to lay to his decease so that by this means he may get his health / and that he may afterward be able to do and leave undone all things as the hole. Finally when he hath found this medicine he wilt take it & use it. Likewise the commandments of God do teach a man to know his infirmity that he may understand and seal what he can do & what he can not / what he can leave & what he can not so that he may knowledge himself a vicious person & a sinner. After he hath knoweleged him self / so that then he may learn by faith where to find remedy & grace whereby he may be restored & justified and so may be able to fulfil the commandments. For faith plainly declareth god and his mercy showed & given in Christ. But the pater noster doth teache how we should desire faith / and obtain this bounteous ⟨image 21⟩favour as in a well ordered meek and faithful prayer which getteth all these things so that fulfilling the commandments of god we may be saved and made blessed. Wherefore (as I have said) in these three consisteth the hole scripture.
¶The fyrst is that thou knowe whate is expedient to be done / and whate to be vndone. The seconde / when thou perceauest that thou of thy nowne strenght canst nether do / nether yet auoyde that / whiche thou art bounde to do / or to eschewe / that then thou knowe of whome to seke / fynde and receyue this streyngth. The thyrde is / howe thou shuldest seke / and obteyne it. ⟨image 20⟩And herunto I wyll gyue the an ensample to thintent that thou mayst the more euydently perceaue it. A man whiche is diseased with any maner of sykenesse / fyrst enquireth with what kinde of syckenesse he is infect / and then cōsydereth he what streyngth he hath what he is able to do and what he can not do them sercheth he for a me dicyne to ley to his decease so that by this meanes he may get his helth / and that he may afterward be able to do and leaue vndone all thynges as the hole. Finally when he hath founde this medecine he wilt take it & vse it. Lykewise the cōmaundementes of God do teache a man to knowe his infirmyte that he maye vnderstonde and seale what he can do & what he can not / what he can leaue & wath he cā not so that he may knowledge hīsylf a vicious ꝑson & a sinner. After he hath knoweleged him sylf / so that thē he may lerne by faith where to finde remedy & grace wherby he may be restored & iustified and so may be abyll to fulfill the cōmaundementes. For fayth plainly declareth god and his mercy shewed & gyuen in Christ. But the pater noster doth teache howe we shulde desyre fayth / and obteyne this bounteous
Wherefore it is expedient to begin at the commandments so that we may by them learn to knowledge our sin and malice (as the spiritual infirmity) which maketh us feeble and weak so that we can nether do nether leave that which we are bound to do or to leave.
Wherfore it is expedyent to begyn at the commaundementes so that we may by thē lerne to knowelege oure synne and malyce (as the spirituall infirmite) whiche maketh vs feable and weake so that we can nether do nether leaue that whiche we are bounde to do or to leaue.
The first and most excellent table of Moses containeth three commandments / and doth show unto us what we owe to God / that is to say / what we ought to do or to eschew / concerning those things which specially pertain unto God. Therefore in the first of all the commandments / we are taught what god requireth in every mans heart / and what man ought to judge & think of him / that is that he look ever for the best of him / even as of a father or of a special friend / & that with out doubting or any ⟨image 21⟩mistrust / with constant faith / trust / & love ever fearing to displease him / even as kind children fear to displease their natural fathers. For very nature doth teach that there is one God / of whom all our goodness springeth which is our succour in all adversity for this did the heathen grant unto their idols.
THe fyrst and most excellent table of Moyses conteyneth thre commaundementes / and doth shewe vnto vs whate we owe to God / that is to sey / whate we ought to do or to eschewe / concernyng those thinges whiche specially pertyne vnto God. Therfore in the first of all the cōmaundemētes / we are taught what god requyreth in euery mannes hert / and what man ought to iudge & thynke of hym / that is that he loke euer for the best of hī / euen as of a father or of a special frend / & that with out doutyng or any ⟨image 21⟩mistrust / with cōstant faythe / truste / & loue euer fearyng to displease hym / euen as kinde chyldren feare to displease theyre naturall fathers. For very nature doth teache that there is one God / of whome all oure goodnesse spryngeth whiche is our socoure in all aduersite for this dyd the hethen graunt vnto theyr ydolles.
The second precept teacheth us how we ought to order our self towards god / as concerning our outward works before men / or else inwardly in our own conscience / which is that we honour the name of god / for no man can she we God as he is in his own nature / nether to him self / nether yet to any other but by his only name.
THe seconde precepte teacheth vs howe we ought to ordre oure selfe towardes god / as cōcerning oure outwarde workes before men / or elles inwardly in oure owne cōscience / whiche is that we honoure the name of god / for no man can she we God as he is in his owne nature / nether to hym selfe / nether yet to any other but by his onely name.
The third precept doth show how we ought to behave our self towards god in outward works / and in worshipping him. The words are these.
THe thyrd precept doth shewe howe we ought to behaue oure self towardes god in outward workes / and in wurschippyng hym. The wordes are these.
Here mayst thou see how in these three precepts a man is taught to order him self towards God in his understanding / thoughts of the hart words and works that is to say thorough out all his life.
HEre mayst thou se how in these thre preceptes a man is taught to ordre hī silf towardes God in his vnderstonding / thoughtes of the hart wordes and workes that is to say thorough out all his lyfe.