A13203:1680
[The Pentateuch]
printed by Hans Luft i.e. Johan Hoochstraten, 1530
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Book Deuteronomy › Body of book › Chapter 4: ¶ The .iiij. Chapter.
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Keep them therefore and do them, for that is your wisdom and understanding in the sight of the nations: which when they have heard all these ordinances, shall say: O what a wise and understanding people is this great nation. For what nation is so great that hath Gods so nigh unto him: as the Lord our God is nigh unto us, in all things, when we call unto him? Ye, and what nation is so great that hath ordinances and laws so righteous, as all this law which I set before you this day.
Kepe them therfore and doo them, for that is youre wisdome and vnderstandynge in the syghte of the nacyons: whiche when they haue herde all these ordinaunces, shall saye: O what a wyse and vnderstondynge people is this greate nacion. For what nacyon is so greate that hath Goddes so nye vnto hym: as the Lorde oure God is nye vnto vs, in all thinges, when we call vnto hym? Yee, and what nacyon is so greate that hath ordinaunces and lawes so ryghtuousse, as all thys lawe whiche I sett before you this daye.
Take heed to thy self therefore only and keep thy soul diligently, that thou forget not the things which thine eyes have seen and that they depart not out of thine heart, all the1 days of thine life: but teach them thy sons, ⟨image 327⟩and thy sons sons. The day that I stood before the Lord your god in Horeb, when he said unto me, gather me the people together, that I may make them hear my words that they may learn to f•re me as long as they live upon the earth and that they may teach their children: ye came and stood also under the hill and the hill burnt with fire: even unto the midst of heaven, and there was darkness, clouds and mist. And the Lord spake unto you out of the fire and ye heard the voice of the2 words: But saw no image, save heard a voice only,