A14150:40
A path way i[n]to the holy scripture
London: printed by Thomas Godfray, 1536
Title page typeset from the transcription.
A pathway into holy. &c. › PartA pathwaye into holy. &c. › Part
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.
And on the other side to know that a man ought to love his neighbour equally & fully / as well as him self / because his neighbour (be he never so simple) is equally created of god & as full redeemed by the blood of our saviour Jesus Christ. Out of which commandment of love spring these. ⟨image 26⟩Kill not thy neighbour / defile not his wife / bear no false witness against him / & finally / not only do not these things in deed / but covet not in thine heart / his house / his wife / his manservant / maidservant / ox / ass or whatsoever is his. So that these laws pertaining unto our neighbour are not fulfilled in the sight of god save with love. He that loveth not his neighbour / keepeth not this commandment: defile not thy neighbours wife / though he never touch her or never see her / or think upon her. For the commandment is / though thy neighbours wife be never so fair / & thou have never so great opportunity given thee / and she content or haply provoke thee / as Potiphar's wife did Joseph / yet see thou love thy neighbour so well / that for very love thou can not find in thine heart to do that wickedness. ⟨image 26⟩And even so he that trusteth in any thing save in god only and in his son Jesus Christ / keepeth no commandment at all in the sight of god.
And on ye other syde to know that a man ought to loue his neibour equally & fully / as well as him selfe / bicause his neibour (be he neuer so siple) is equally created of god & as full redemed by the blode of our sauyour Jesu Christ. Out of whiche cōmaūdemēt of loue springe these. ⟨image 26⟩Kyll nat thy neibour / defyle nat his wyfe / bere no false witnes agaynst him / & fynally / nat only do nat these thynges in dede / but coueyt nat in thyne herte / his house / his wyfe / his manseruant / maydseruant / oxe / asse or whatsoeuer is his. So that these lawes perteynyng vnto our neyboure are nat fulfylled in the syght of god saue with loue. He that loueth nat his neyboure / kepeth nat this cōmaundement: defyle nat thy neighbours wyfe / though he neuer touche her or neuer se her / or thinke vpon her. For the commaundement is / thoughe thy neybours wyfe be neuer so fayre / & thou haue neuer so great oportunytie gyuen the / and she content or haply prouoke the / as Putiphers wyfe dyd Joseph / yet se thou loue thy neibour so well / that for very loue thou can nat fynde in thyne herte to do that wyckednesse.