A69054:357
The institutions of Christian religion, written by the reverend father, M. John Calvin, compendiously…The institutions of Christian religion, written by the reuerend father, M. Iohn Caluin, compendiously…
The institutions of Christian religion, written by the reverend father, M. John Calvin, compendiously abridged by Edmond Bunny Bachelor of divinity; and translated into English by Edward MayThe institutions of Christian religion, written by the reuerend father, M. Iohn Caluin, compendiously abridged by Edmond Bunnie Bachellour of diuinitie; and translated into English by Edward May
London: printed for William Norton, 1580
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45. 46 The sum of the eight commandment is, that we gape not after other mens goods, and therefore we are commanded every man to employ his faithful travel, to preserve to each man his own goods, and not that only, but whom we see fallen in poverty, to communicate to their necessities, and in sum to pay what so ever, that which every one in his order and place, ⟨image 78⟩either private or Magistrate, oweth to his neighbours.
45. 46 The summe of the eight commaundement is, that we gape not after other mens goods, and therfore we are commaunded euery man to employ his faythful trauell, to preserue to each man his owne goods, and not that only, but whome we sée falne in pouertie, to communicate to their necessities, and in summe to paye what so euer, that which euery one in his order and place, ⟨image 78⟩either priuate or Magistrate, oweth to his neighbours.
47. 48 The end of the ninth commandment is, that we neither hurt any mans name either with flanders or false reports, nor hinder in his goods by lying. Finally, that we hurt no man by lust to speak evil,1 or to be busy, but that we employ our faithful endeavour to every man, as far forth as is lawful, in affirming the trueth, to defend the safety both of his name and goods.
47. 48 The ende of the nienth commaundement is, that we neither hurt any mans name eyther with flaunders or false reportes, nor hinder in his goods by lying. Finally, that we hurt no man by lust to speake euil,1 or to be busie, but that we employ our faithfull endeuour to euery man, as farrefoorth as is lawfull, in affirming the trueth, to defende the safetie both of his name and goods.