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The main principles of Christian religion in a 107 short articles or aphorisms, generally…
The main principles of Christian religion in a 107 short articles or aphorisms, generally received as being proved from scripture : now further cleared and confirmed by the consonant doctrine recorded in the articles and homilies of the Church of England ... / by Tho. Adams ...The main principles of Christian religion in a 107 short articles or aphorisms, generally receiv'd as being prov'd from scripture : now further cleared and confirm'd by the consonant doctrine recorded in the articles and homilies of the Church of England ... / by Tho. Adams ...
London : s.n., 1675
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A. 43.1 The Preface to the Ten Commandments is in these words, I am the ⟨p. 77⟩Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondaget.
- 1What is the Preface to the Ten Commandments?
- tExod. 20.2.
To. 2. Hom. II. — Before he came to the matter that he would specially warn them of, and as it were for a Preface to make them to take the better heed unto it. Hom. xxi. p. 6.—The Bishop of Rome,—left the poor people should know too much, he would not let them have as much of Gods word, as the Ten Commandments wholly and perfectly, withdrawing from the Second Commandment, that bewrayeth his impiety by a subtle Sacrilege.
To. 2. Hom. II. — Before he came to the matter that he would specially warn them of, and as it were for a Preface to make them to take the better heed unto it. Hom. xxi. p. 6.—The Bishop of Rome,—left the poor people should know too much, he would not let them have as much of Gods word, as the Ten Commandments wholly and perfectly, withdrawing from the Second Commandment, that bewrayeth his impiety by a subtile Sacriledg.
Expl. 43. Whereas in this Preface, God makes use of rational motives to the obedience of his Commands, this doth discover, (1.) The infinite condescension of God, who is pleased to inform our judgments of the reasonableness of his Commands, before he lays his Commands upon our persons. (2.) That men should not be unreasonable in their Commands (as suppose Parents or other Governors), sith God is here pleased to add Reason to his Sovereignty.