The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, with the Apocryphal books,

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The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, with the Apocryphal books,
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1850.
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CAP. VI.

[verse 1] These ben the comaundementis [heestis I. Om. S.] , and [Om. IS.] cerymonyes, and domes, whiche ȝoure Lord God comaundide [hath comaundid IS.] that Y schulde teche ȝou, and that ȝe do tho [hem IS.] in the lond [verse 2] to which ȝe passen ouer to welde; that thou [thou, Israel S.] drede thi Lord God, and kepe alle hise comaundementis, and heestis, whiche Y comaunde [comaundede DFGIOQRT.] to thee, and to thi sones, and sones [to the sones IS.] of sones [thi sones A pr. m. IS.] , in alle the [Om. B.] daies of thi

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lijf, that thi daies be lengthid. [verse 3] Thou [Om. I.] Israel, here [here thou S.] , and kepe, that thou do tho thingis whiche [that IS.] the Lord comaundide [hath comaundid IS.] to thee, and that it be wel to thee, and thou be multiplied more, as the Lord God of thi [ȝoure S.] fadris bihiȝte [hath bihiȝte IS.] , to ȝyue to thee a lond flowynge with mylk and hony. [verse 4] Thou Is|rael, here, thi Lord God is o God. [verse 5] Thou schalt loue thi Lord God of al thin herte, and of al thi soule [soule, and of al thi mynde I pr. m. SX.] , and of al thi strengthe. [verse 6] And these wordis whiche Y comaunde to [verse 7] thee to dai, schulen be in thin herte; and thou schalt telle tho to thi sones, and thou schalt thenke on [vpon IS.] tho [hem IS.] , sittynge in thin hows, and goynge in the weie, slepynge, and rysinge [slepynge and risynge. In E|breu it is thus, ligginge doun and risinge. BC. for in the en|tring of the bed to slepe, and in the go|yng out to wake, a man owith reduce his herte bi his loue in to God; also slepinge may be ex|powued thus, for fantasies ben wont to come to a man in sleep of these thingis, aboute whiche he is bisied in wak|ing; and so if men in waking ben bisi aboute the loue of God, liyk fantasies ben wont to come in sleep. Lire here. C. he that spendith wel al his wak|inge. S.] . [verse 8] And thou schalt bynde tho [hem IS.] as a signe [tokene IS.] in thin hond; and tho [thei IS.] schulen be [be in thi mynde IS.] , and schulen be moued bifor thin iȝen; [verse 9] and thou schalt write tho [hem IS.] in the lyntel, and in [Om. IS.] the doris of thin hows. [verse 10] And whanne thi Lord God hath brouȝt thee in to the lond, for which he swoor to thi fa|dris, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob [to Jacob IS.] , and hath [he hath IS.] ȝoue to thee grete citees, and beeste [the beeste IS.] , [verse 11] whiche thou bildidist not, housis fulle of alle richessis, whiche thou madist not, and cisternes, which thou diggedist not, `places of vynes [vyne ȝerdis I.] , and `places of olyues [olyue placis I.] , whiche [verse 12] thou plauntidist not, and thou [whanne thou I.] hast ete, [verse 13] and art fillid [fulfillid IS.] , be war diligentli, lest thou forȝete the Lord, that ladde thee out of the lond of Egipt, fro the hows of seruage. Thou schalt drede thi Lord God, and thou schalt serue hym aloone, `bi seruyce due to God onely [Om. DIMORST sec. m. W.] , and thou schalt swere [not swere M.] bi his name [speking treuth and fulfilling it. S.] . [verse 14] Ȝe schulen not go aftir alien goddis, of alle hethen men that ben `in [verse 15] ȝoure cumpas [aboute ȝou I.] ; for God is a feruent louyere, thi Lord God is in the [Om. IS.] myddis of thee, lest ony tyme the `strong ven|iaunce [feersnesse IS.] of thi Lord God be wrooth aȝens thee, and do awei thee fro `the face of the

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erthe [the face of erthe BCDEFGKLMNPQRTWX. above erthe IS.] . [verse 16] Thou schalt not tempte thi Lord God, as thou temptidist [temptidist him IKS.] in the place of temptyng. [verse 17] Kepe thou the comaunde|mentis [heestis I.] of thi Lord God, and the wit|nessyngis [wit|nessing K.] , and cerymonyes, whiche he co|maundide [verse 18] [hath comaundid IS.] to thee; and do thou that that is plesaunt [plesynge IS.] and good in the [Om. I.] siȝt of the Lord, that it be wel to thee, and that thou entre, and welde the beste lond, of which [verse 19] the Lord swoor to thi fadris, that he schulde do awey alle thin enemyes bifor thee, as he spak [hath spoke or bihiȝt I. spak or hiȝte S.] . [verse 20] And whanne thi sone schal axe thee to morewe, that is, in tyme comyng [after comyng I. to comyng S.] , and schal seie, What wolen these witnessyngis, and [Om. IS.] cerymonyes, and domes to hem silf, whiche oure Lord God co|maundide [hath comaundid IS.] [verse 21] to vs? thou schalt seie to hym, We weren `seruauntis of Farao [Pharaois seruauntis IS.] in Egipt, and the Lord ledde vs out of E|gipt, [verse 22] in strong [a strong IS.] hond; and he dide myra|clis, and grete wondris, and werste, `that is, moost peyneful [Om. DIMORST sec. m. W.] veniaunces [Om. IR.] , in Egipt, aȝens Farao and al his hows, in oure siȝt. [verse 23] And he ledde vs out therof, that he schulde ȝyue to vs led yn, the lond of which he swoor [spak S.] to oure fadris. [verse 24] And the Lord co|maundide to vs, that we do alle these law|ful thingis, and drede oure Lord God, that it be wel to vs in alle the daies of oure lijf, as it is to dai. [verse 25] And he schal be mer|ciful to [of plures.] vs, if we schulen do and kepe alle hise heestis, bifor oure Lord God, as he comaundide to [Om. C.] vs.

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