To the faythfull Christians [by] Christ's vnworthie minister that desireth your edification, W.S.

Author: W. S.1607

To the faythfull Christians.

VVHen the Gentiles heard the Law, they gaue this testimonie of the Iewes, in that behalfe, aDeut. 46. Onely this people is wise, and prudent. No maruell: for, bPsal. 19. 7. The Law giueth wisedome to the simple. cPsal. 19. 7. It is perfect: For dDeut. 6. 25. it is our righteousnesse before the Lord. ePro. 3. 8, 9. It is also plaine to him that will vnderstande. Then seeing these Lawes are fDeut. 10. 4. Tenne, and gDeut. 5. 22. God added no more: hDeu. 12. 32. Neither must we put any thing to them. Euery iPsal. 119. 96. Commandement must of force be exceeding broade. The meanes to vnderstand their breadth, Moses hath set downe, when he sayd: kExod. 20. 1. Then GOD SPAKE all these wordes.

The word, SPEAKE, is to proclaime with maiestie: when then hee spake All; there is like maiestie in All. Then, what maiestie is in any one Commandement, is to be translated into euery one of the rest. Remember to keepe the Saboth: yea we must remember to keepe euery Law. Haue no other Gods before his face: yea, do all that is right, and no euill in his sight. Honour thy Father and Mother, that thy dayes may be longs yea, keepe all the Laws, that thy dayes may be prolōged. Once in deed, in the Law, for breuitie is set one maiestie, where soonest it would be missed: not for once; but to be trāslated into euery one, as Moses doth, where he expoundeth the ten Commandements. For the ease of those that hunger after righteousnes, I haue digested the Commanmentes in this Table. Meditat, & so may you profite, that you may (in a maner) reduce the whole morall scriptures to these ten Commandements; not without a singular delight to him that loueth knowledge. Enioy this, and studie it a while; and shortly (God willing) I will further helpe you herein, by a most familiar explanation.

Christes vnworthie minister, that desireth your edification. W. S.

VRIM.
Pro. 6.23.

THVMMIM.
Psa. 19.7.

A aNum. 25.39.Remember thou bIoshu. 1.8. Deut. 32.46. Iude 22, 23.labour, and doe all that thou hast to doe; that Thou

B aDeut. 6.7.8.Thy sonne, thy daughter, thy man seruant, thy mayde▪ bLeuit. 19.30.34.Thy beast, cLeuit. 24.22.the stranger within thy gates; By

C Note: Deut. 26.40. Gen. 23.7.12Bowing downe,

D Note: Gal. 5.13. Ioh. 13.13.Seruice,

E Note: 1 Tim. 15. Rom. 13.10.Loue,

F aDeut. 6.5. & 10.12GOD, and bDeut. 12.32 & 26.16.obey him: And

G Note: Leuit. 19.18.34.Thy Neighbour as thy selfe: And

I. Shalt haue none other Gods, In

II. Shalt not make to thy selfe any grauen image, nor the likenesse of any thing, In

III. Shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vaine, In

IIII. Sanctifie the Saboth. Sixe dayes labour, the 7. is the Saboth of the Lord thy God: in it shalt thou do no maner of worke. In

V. Honour thy Father and thy Mother.

VI. Shalt not murder.

VII. Shalt not commit adulterie with

VIII. Shalt not steale.

IX. Shalt not beare false witnesse against

X. Shalt not Couet.

H Heauen aboue.

H Earth beneath.

H The water vnder the earth.

J Thy neighbour.

K. His House.

L. His Wife.

M. His Man-seruant.

M. His Mayde.

N. His Oxe.

N. His Asse.

O. Or any thing that is his.

P Note: Deut. 6.18. Deut. 12.28. Isai. 1.26. Ier. 7.11.Before our faces ( viz. of the Trinitie:) Which is,

Q aLeuit. 20.8 & 22.3 [...] & 24.22. J AM, Elohim bIsai. 44.6 & [...].4to the third and fourth; yea, thousanth generation: viz. for euer.

R aDeut. 7.10.11The Lord, bDeut. 10.17.Strong, Ielous, cNum. 14.18.visiting the sinnes of the Fathers vpon the Children, vnto the third and fourth generation: Not holding guiltlesse.

S aDeut. 7.8,9,12,13.Thy God ( by testament) bNum. 14.18.shewing mercie to thousands, whose c1 Pet. 1.15.16. image must shine in thee. 2 Cor. 4.4.

T aDeut. 6.21.He which brought thee bDeut. 16.12.out of Egipt, out of the house of bondage: cDeut. 4.40.Maketh thy dayes long in the land which the Lord, thy God giueth thee.

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