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¶The second Table of the Law, cōtay∣ning ••ixe Commaundementes, wher∣in is dec••ared our dutie towardes our neighbour.
HOnour thy father and thy mother,* 1.1 that thy dayes may be long in the land, which the Lord thy God g••••eth thee.
Ye shall reuerence euery mā his father and his mother.* 1.2
Whosoeuer hee bee that curseth hys father or his mother,* 1.3 let hym die: for he y• hath cursed his father
and mother, hys bloud be vpō him.
He that smiteth his father or mo∣ther,* 1.4 let hym be slaine for it.
If any man haue a sonne that is stubborne and disobedient,* 1.5 that he will not harken vnto y• voice of his father, nor y• voyce of his mother, & they haue chastened him, & he will not obey them: then shall his father & his mother take him, & bring him out vnto y• elders of that citie, & to the gates of that same place, & say vnto the elders of the citie: this our sonne is stubborne & disobedient, & will not harken vnto our voyce: he is a riotour, and a drunkard. And all the men of that citie shall stone hym with stones vnto death.
Cursed be he that curseth his fa∣ther and mother:* 1.6 and all the peo∣ple shall say, Amen.
My sonne,* 1.7 heare thy fathers doc∣trine, and forsake not the law of thy mother: For that shall bring grace
to thy head, & shall be as a chaine about thy necke.
A good childe will harken to his fathers warning:* 1.8 but hee that is scornefull, will not heare when h•• is reproued.
He yt hurteth hys father,* 1.9 or 〈◊〉〈◊〉 teth out his mother, is a shamefull and an vnworthy sonne.
Who so robbeth his father and mother,* 1.10 and fayth it is no 〈◊〉〈◊〉, the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 is like vnto a destroyer.
Who so laugheth his father to sc••rne,* 1.11 and setteth his mothers cō∣maundemēt at •• ought, the rauens picke out his eies in the valley, and deuoured be he of younge ••gles.
The Lorde will haue the father honoured of the children: and loke what a mother commaundeth her children,* 1.12 he will haue it kep••.
Who so h••noureth hys father, shall haue a ••ye of his owne chil∣dren: and when hee maketh hys
prayer, he shall be heard.
He that honoureth his father, shall haue a longlife: and he that is obedient for the Lordes sake, his mother shall haue ioye of him.
He that feareth the Lord, honou∣reth his father and mother, & doth them seruice, as it were vnto the Lorde him selfe.
Honour thy father in deede, in word, & in all pacience, yt thou may∣est haue Gods blessing, & hys bles∣sing shall abide with thee at ye last.
The blessing of the father buil∣deth vp the houses of the children, but the mothers curse rooteth out the foundations.
Reioyce not when thy father is reproued, for it is not honour vnto thee, but a shame. For y• worship of a mans father, is his owne worship, & where the father is without ho∣nour, it is the dishonestie of y• some.
My sonne, make much of thy fa∣ther
in his age, & greeue him not as long as he liueth. And if his vnder∣standing faile, haue pacience with hym, and despise him not in thy strēgth. For the good deede yt thou shewest to thy father, shall not be forgottē, & when thou thy self wan∣test, it shall be rewarded thee (and for thy mothers offence, thou shalt be recompenced with good, yea, it shall be founded for thee in righte∣ousnes) and in the day of trouble thou shalt be remēbred: thy sinnes also shall melt way, like as the Ise in the ayre and warme weather. He that forsaketh his father, shall come to shame: and he that despi∣seth his mother, is cursed of God.
Children obey your fathers and mothers in the Lorde:* 1.13 for that is right. Honour thy father & mother, (the same is the first commaunde∣ment in y• promise) that thou may∣••st prosper, and liue long on earth.
THou shalt not kill.* 1.14
Who so sheddeth mans bloud,* 1.15 by man shall his bloud be shed: For in y• image of God, did God make mā.
Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy hart. &c.* 1.16
Thou shalt not auenge thy selfe, nor be mindfull of wrong agaynst the children of my people, but shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe. I am the Lord.
He that killeth any man,* 1.17 let him dye the death.
Cursed bee he that smiteth hys neighbour secretly:* 1.18 and all y• peo∣ple shall say, Amen.
Ye haue heard,* 1.19 that it was sayd to thē of the olde time: Thou shalt not kill: for who soeuer killeth, shall bee in daunger of iudgement. But I say vnto you, that who soeuer is
angry with hys brother, shall be in daunger of iudgement. &c.
Ye haue heard, that it was said: thou shalt loue thy neighbour, and hate thine enemie. But I say vnto you: loue your enemies. Blesse thē that curse you. Do good to thē that hate you. Pray for thē which hurt you, and persecute you, that ye may be the childrē of your father which is in heauen: for he maketh hys 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to arise on the euill, and on the good, & sendeth raine on y• righ∣teous, and on the vnrighteous.
Bee ye mercifull,* 1.20 as your father is mercifull. Iudge not, and ye shal not be iudged. Condemne not, and ye shall not be cōdemned. Forgeue, and ye shall be forgeuen. Geue, and 〈…〉〈…〉
other men mete to you againe.
Recōpence to no mā euill for euill.* 1.21
If it be possible (as much as is in you) liue peaceably with all men. Dearly beloued, auenge not your seluest, but rather geue place vnto wrath.* 1.22 For it is writtē: Uengeance is myne, & I will reward, saith the Lord. Therfore, if thine enemy hū∣ger, feede him: if he thirst, geue him drinke: for in so doing, thou shalt heape coales of fire vpon hys head. Be not o••••rcome of euill, but ouer∣come euill with goodnes.
Be angry and sinne not:* 1.23 let not the sunne goe downe vppon your wrath, neither geue place vnto the backbiter.
Let all bitternes, and fearcenes, and wrath, and roaring, & cursed speaking, bee put away from you, 〈…〉〈…〉. Be ye 〈…〉〈…〉 an other, merciful, 〈…〉〈…〉 euen as God
for Christes sake hath forgeuē you.
He that hateth hys brother,* 1.24 is a manflayer. And ye know, that eue∣ry manflayer hath not euerlasting life dwelling in hym.
This commaundement haue we of God:* 1.25 that he which loueth God, should also loue his brother.
THou shalt not committee adulterie.* 1.26
Thou shalt not lie wt thy neigh∣bours wife,* 1.27 to defile her with sede.
Thou shalt not make thy daugh∣ter common,* 1.28 that thou wouldest cause her to be an whore, least the land also fall to whoredome, and be full of wickednes.
It a man be found lying with a woman y• hath a wedded husband,* 1.29 they shall die both of them: both the man that lay with that wife, and also the wife: and so shalt thou
put away euill from Israell.
There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israell,* 1.30 nor whore∣keeper of the sonnes of Israell.
Cursed be he that lieth with his neighbours wife:* 1.31 and all the peo∣ple shall say, Amen.
The lips of an harlot are a drop∣ping hony combe,* 1.32 and her throte is more glistring then oyle. But at the last she is as bitter as worme∣wood, and her tounge as sharpe as a two edged sword. Her feete goe down vnto death, and her steppes pearse through vnto hell.
Be glad with the wife of thy youth. Louing is y• Hinde, & frend∣ly is y• Roe. Let her brestes alway satisfie thee, & holde thee euer con∣tent with her loue. O my sonne, why wilt thou haue pleasure in an harlot, & embrace y• bosome of an o∣ther woman? Euery mans wayes are open in the sight of y• Lord, and
he 〈…〉〈…〉 of the vngodly shall 〈◊〉〈◊〉 himself, & with the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of his own sinnes, shall he be trapped.
Keepe thee frō the euill woman,* 1.33 and frō the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 tounge of the harlot, that thou lust not after her beautie in thy hart, and least thou be taken with her faire lookes. An harlot will make a man to beg hys bread: but an honest woman will seke about to get her liuing. May a mā cary fire in his bosome, & in his clothes, & not be burnt? or can one go vpon hote coales, & his feete not be hurt? Euen so, who soeuer goeth into his neighbours wife, and tou∣••heth her, can not be vngiltie.
Who so cōmitteth adultry with a woman, he is a ••oole, & bringth his life to destruction. He getteth him self also shame and dishonour, such as shall neuer be put out. 〈…〉〈…〉
An whore is a deepe graue,* 1.34 & 〈…〉〈…〉 like a thee••e, and bringeth vnto her such men as be full of vice.
He that keepeth company with harlots,* 1.35 shall come to beggary.
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My sonne,* 1.36 keepe the well frō all whoredome, and (beside thy wife) see y• no fault be knowen by thee.
If my hart hath lusted after my neighbours wife,* 1.37 or if I haue layd waite at his doore? Oh then let my wife be an other mans whore, and let other men lie with her. For thys i•• a wickednes and ••inne, that is worthy to be punished: yea, a 〈◊〉〈◊〉 that shoulde vtterly consume and roote out all my substance.
Whoredome,* 1.38 wine, & drunken∣nes, take the hart away.
Ye haue heard,* 1.39 that it was sayd to them of old time: thou shalt not commit adultry. But I say vnto
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you, that who soeuer loketh on an other mans wife, to lust after her, hath committed adultery with her already in his hart.
If any that is called a brother be a fornicatour,* 1.40 with him that is such, see that ye eate not.
Neither fornicators,* 1.41 neither ad∣ultrers, neither weaklings, neither abusers of thē selues with mākind, shall inherite y• kingdome of God.
Let vs not be def••••ed with for∣nication,* 1.42 as some of them were de∣filed with fornication, and fell in one day xxiij. thousand.
As for fornication & all vnclean∣nes,* 1.43 let it not be once named amōg you, as it becōmeth sainctes, or fil∣thines, or folishe talking, or iesting, which are not comly, but rather gi∣uing of thankes. For this ye know, y• no whoremonger, nor vncleane person, hath any inheritance in the kingdome of Christ and of God.
This is the will of God,* 1.44 euen your holines, yt ye should abstaine from fornication, & that euery one of you should know how to keepe his vessell in holines & honour, and not in y• lust of concupiscence, as do the heathen which know not God.
Wedlocke is honourable among all men,* 1.45 and the bed vndefiled. As for whoremongers and adultrers, God shall iudge them.
Whoremongers haue their part in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone.* 1.46
THou shalt not steale.* 1.47
Ye shal not steale,* 1.48 neither lie, nei∣ther deale falsly one with an other.
Thou shalt not do thy neighbour wrong, neither rob him violently, neither shall thy workmans labour abide with thee till the morning.
Ye shall do no vnrighteousnes in iudgement, in metyard, in weight, or in measure. True balances, and true waight shall ye haue. I am the Lorde.
If thou sellest ought vnto thy neighbour,* 1.49 or byest of thy neigh∣bors hand, ye shall not deceaue one an other. If thy brother bee 〈◊〉〈◊〉 poore, and fallen into decay with thee, thou shalt relieue hym, that he may liue with thee. Thou shalt not geue hym thy money vppon 〈◊〉〈◊〉, nor lend him thy corne for increase. Thou shalt not take vsury of hym, or vauntage.
If one of thy brethrē among you,* 1.50 be poore within any of thy gates in thy land which the Lorde God geueth thee, thou shalt not ha••den thy hart, nor shut thy••e 〈◊〉〈◊〉 from thy poore brother, but ••pen thine hand vnto him, 〈…〉〈…〉
The land shall neuer be without poore, and therefore I commaund thee saying: Thou shalt open thine hand vnto thy brother that is nee∣die and poore in thy land.
Who so keepeth company with a theefe,* 1.51 hateth hys owne soule.
Wo be to thee y• spoylest,* 1.52 for thou thy selfe shalt be spoyled.
Breake thy bread to the hungry,* 1.53 and bring the poore waudring, in∣to thine house. When thou seest a naked man ••ouer him, and so shalt thou not despise thy fleshe.
The theefe is cursed of God,* 1.54 & all that he hath, shall come to nought.
Shame and sorow goeth ouer the theefe.* 1.55
Anna olde Tobies wife,* 1.56 went dayly to the weauing worke, and looke what liuing she coulde gette with the labour of her handes, she brought it home. And it happened that she tooke a kid, and brought it home: and whē her husbād heard
it cry, he said: looke that it bee not stollen, if it bee, restore it agayne to the owners: for it is not lawfull for vs to eate or touch any thing that is stollen.
Geue almes of thy goods,* 1.57 and turne neuer thy fare frō the poore: so shall it come to passe, that the face of the Lord shall not be turned away from thee. Be mercifull af∣ter thy power. If thou hast much, geue plentiously: if thou hast little, doe thy diligence, gladly to geue of that little. For so gatherest thou thy selfe a good reward in the day of necessitie. For mercy deliuereth from all sinne, and from death, and suffereth not the soule to come in darkenes.
Beholde Lorde,* 1.58 sayd Zacheus, the halfe of my goods do I geue to the poore: & if I haue done any mā wrong, I restore him foure folde.
Neither theeues,* 1.59 neither pillers, shall inherite ye kingdome of God.
Let hym yt stole,* 1.60 steale no more, but let hym rather labour with his hādes ye thyng which is good, that he may geue vnto him that nedeth.
THou shalt not beare false witnes agaynst thy neighbour.* 1.61
Thou shalt not accept a vaine tale:* 1.62 neither shalt thou put thy hand to the wicked, to be an vn∣righteous witnes.
If any vnrighteous witnes rise vp against a man,* 1.63 to accuse hym of trespasse: then both the men which striue together, shal stād before the Lord, before the priestes, & the iud∣ges which shall be in those dayes, and the iudges shall make diligent inquisition. And if the witnes be found false, and that he hath geuen false witnes agaynst hys brother, then shall you do to him, as he had thought to do to his brother: and
thou shalt put away euill frō thee.
Cursed be he yt taketh a reward to stay the soule of innocent bloud:* 1.64 and all the people shall say, Amen.
The Lord hateth a false witnes that bringeth vp lies.* 1.65
A false witnes shall not remaine vnpunished:* 1.66 and he that speaketh lies, shall perishe.
A false witnes shall perishe:* 1.67 but he that is a true man, boldly spea∣keth that he hath heard.
Who so beareth false witnes a∣gaynst hys neighbour,* 1.68 he is a very club, a sworde, and a sharpe arrow.
The mouth that lyeth,* 1.69 slayeth the soule.
Thou O Lord,* 1.70 wilt destroy all them that speake lies.
In no wyse speake agaynst the worde of truth,* 1.71 but be ashamed of thy lying.
Use not to make any maner of lie,* 1.72 for y• custome therof is not good.
A theefe is better,* 1.73 then a mā that is accustomed to lie: but they both shall haue destruction to heritage.
The two elders that bare wit∣nes against Susanna,* 1.74 were stoned to death.
Out of the hart come false wit∣nesses,* 1.75 and those defile a man.
Euill speakers shall not inherite the kingdome of God.* 1.76
Put away lying,* 1.77 and speake eue∣ry man truth vnto his neighbour, for asmuch as we are members one of an other.
All lyers shall haue their part in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone.* 1.78
THou shalt not couet thy neighbours house,* 1.79 thou shalt not couet thy neighbours wife, nor his seruant, nor hys maide, nor hys Oxe, nor his Asse, nor any thing that is hys.
Keepe thy hart with all diligēce,* 1.80 for therupon hangeth life.
God hateth an hart that goeth a∣bout with wicked imaginations.* 1.81
Take heede that thou lust not in thy hart after the beautie of a straunge woman.
Euill thoughtes are abominati∣on to the Lord.* 1.82
Who soeuer loketh on an other mans wife,* 1.83 lusting after her, hath committed adultery with her al∣ready in his hart.
Out of the hart procede euill thoughtes,* 1.84 and those defile a man.
The cares of this world,* 1.85 and the deceitfulnes of riches, & the lustes of other thinges, choke the worde, and make it vnfruitfull.
Take heede to your selues,* 1.86 least at any tyme your hartes bee ouer∣come with the cares of thys life.
I had not knowen what lust had ment,* 1.87 except the law had sayd: thou shalt not lust.
Make not prouision for the flesh,* 1.88
to fulfill the lustes of it.
Mortifie your earthy members,* 1.89 fornication, vncleannes, vnnatu∣rall lust, euill concupiscence. &c.
Godlines is great riches,* 1.90 if a man be content with that he hath. For we brought nothing into the worlde, neyther can we cary any thyng out. But when we haue foode and rayment, let vs be con∣tent therwith. They that haue a minde to be riche, fall into tempta∣tion and snares of the deuill, & into many folishe and noysome lustes, which drowne men in perdition and destruction. For couetousnes is the roote of all euill: which while some lusted after, they erred frō the fayth, & tangled them selues with many sorrowes. But thou man of God, flie such things. Follow righ∣teousnes, godlines, fayth, loue, pa∣cience, meekenes. &c.* 1.91
Let your conuersatiō be without
couetousnes, and bee content with such thinges as ye haue alreadie.
Loue not the world,* 1.92 nor those thinges that are in the worlde. For all that is in the world, as the con∣cupiscence of the fleshe, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the father, but of the worlde. And the world passeth away, and the lustes therof: but he that doth the will of God, abydeth for euer.
Thou shalt loue the Lorde thy God with all thy hart,* 1.93 with all thy soule, with all thy minde, and with all ye vttermost of thy power. This is the first and greatest commaun∣dement. And the second is like vn∣to it. Thou shalt loue thy neigh∣bour as thy self. In these two com∣maundementes, are contayned the whole law and the Prophets.
Owe nothyng to any man,* 1.94 but
that ye loue one an other: for he that loueth an other, hath fulfilled the lawe. For these commaunde∣mentes: Thou shalt not cōmit ad∣ulterie: Thou shalt not kill: Thou shalt not steale: Thou shalt beare no false witnes: Thou shalt not lust, and all other commaunde∣mentes, are briefly comprehended in these wordes: Loue thy neigh∣bour as thy selfe.
The end of the law,* 1.95 is loue out of a pure hart, and of a good cōsci∣ence, and of a fayth not fayned.
What soeuer ye would that men should do vnto you,* 1.96 do ye euen the same to them also: for this is the law and the Prophetes.
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Leuit. xix
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Deut. 27.
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Pro. xiij.
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Deut. 27.
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