The. holie. Bible. conteynyng the olde Testament and the newe.

¶The .xx. Chapter.

[unspec A] 3 Let vs haue no straunge gods. 7 An othe. 8 The sabboth day. 12 Parentes. 13 To mur∣der. 14 To be a whoremaister. 15 Theft. 16 False witnesse. 17 Concupiscence. 19 God ap∣peared in lyghtnyng, that he might be feared. 23 Let there be made no gods of golde and sil∣uer. 24 An aulter of earth.

1 AND God spake all these wordes, and said.

2 (a) 1.1I am the Lord thy GOD, whiche haue brought thee out of the lande of Egypt, out of y^e house of “ 1.2 bondage.

3 (b) 1.3Thou shalt haue none other Gods (c) 1.4 in my sight.

4 Thou shalt make (d) 1.5thee no(e) 1.6 grauen image, neyther any similitude that is in heauen aboue, eyther in the earth be∣neath, or in the waters vnder the earth.

5 (f) 1.7Thou shalt not bowe downe to them, neyther serue them: for I the Lord thy God, am a gelous God, (g) 1.8 and visite the sinne of the fathers (h) 1.9 vpon the chyldren, vnto the thirde and fourth generation of them that hate me:

6 And shewe mercy vnto (i) 1.10 thousandes in them that loue me, and kepe my com∣maundementes.

7 (k) 1.11Thou shalt not take the name of the Lorde thy God in vayne: for the Lorde will not holde him giltlesse that taketh his name in vayne. [unspec B]

8 Remember the sabboth day that thou (l) 1.12 sanctifie it.

9 (m) 1.13Sixe dayes shalt thou labour, and do all that thou hast to do.

10 But the seuenth day is the sabboth of the Lorde thy God: in it thou shalt do no maner of worke, thou and thy sonne, and thy daughter, thy man seruaunt, and thy mayde seruaunt, thy cattel, and the straunger that is within thy gates.

11 (n) 1.14For in sixe dayes the Lorde made heauen and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seuenth day: wherfore the Lorde blessed the seuenth day, and halowed it.

12 (o) 1.15Honour (p) 1.16 thy father and thy mo∣ther: that thy dayes (q) 1.17 may be long in the lande whiche the Lorde thy God geueth thee.

13 Thou shalt not (r) 1.18 kyll.

14 Thou shalt not (s) 1.19 commit adulterie.

15 Thou shalt not (t) 1.20 steale.

16 Thou shalt not (v) 1.21 beare false witnesse agaynst thy neyghbour.

17 Thou shalt not (x) 1.22 couet thy neygh∣bours house, neyther shalt thou couet thy neyghbours wyfe, nor his man ser∣uaūt, nor his mayde, nor his oxe, nor his asse, or whatsoeuer thy neighbour hath.

18 And (y) 1.23 all the people saw the (z) 1.24 thun∣der and lightning, and the noyse of the trumpet, and the mountayne smoking: And when the people sawe it, they re∣moued, and stoode a farre of:

19 And said vnto Moyses, (aa) 1.25 Talke thou with vs, and we wyll heare: But let not God talke with vs, lest we dye.

20 And Moyses sayde vnto the people: feare not, for God is come to proue you, and that his feare may be before your eyes, that ye (bb) 1.26 sinne not.

21 And the people (cc) 1.27 stoode a farre of: and Moyses went into the (dd) 1.28 thicke cloude where God was.

22 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses, Thus thou shalt say vnto the chyldren of Israel: Ye haue seene that (ee) 1.29 I haue talked with you from out of heauen.

23 Ye shall not make therfore (ff) 1.30 with me gods of siluer, neyther shall ye make ye gods of golde.

24 (gg) 1.31An aulter of earth thou shalt make vnto me, and theron offer thy burnt of∣feringes, and thy peace offeringes, thy sheepe, and thyne oxen: In all places where I shall put the remembraunce of my name, thyther I wyll come vnto thee, and blesse thee.

25 And if thou wylt make me an aulter of stone, see thou make it not of hewen stone: els if thou lyft vp thy toole vpon it, thou hast poluted it.

26 Neyther shalt thou go vp by steppes vnto myne aulter, that thy (hh) 1.32 “ 1.33 shame be not shewed theron.

Notes

• (a) 1.1

  The pre∣face of the ten commaunde∣ments, wher∣•• is set out fyrst what god is, and howe great a God he is: and se∣condly his be∣nefites to the Iewes. The fyrst table.
• “ 1.2

  Seruaūtes
• (b) 1.3

  God ther∣fore would be only called vp∣pon, onlye ho∣noured and thanked for al thinges, & that our cōsciences should be only quieted in him
• (c) 1.4

  It is a great spurre, to cōsider that God is styll presēt, and se∣••eth al y^t we do.
• (d) 1.5

  Or to thy selfe, that is, to y^e vse in Gods seruice.
• (e) 1.6

  To re∣present God.
• (f) 1.7

  That is, thou shalt make thee no grauen image, and to fall downe before it, or to worship God vnder any such fourme.
• (g) 1.8

  Lest we shoulde thinke it a light fault, God greeuously threatneth the transgressers.
• (h) 1.9

  We be all sinnefull by nature, and therefore the gyltlesse chylde suffereth not for the gyltie father.
• (i) 1.10

  Gods mer¦cye is farre a∣boue his indig¦nation.
• (k) 1.11

  Not only periurie, but rashe and light othes be con∣demned.
• (l) 1.12

  The day is halowed, whē they that come together on the sabboth be holy them selues.
• (m) 1.13

  Sixe dayes be free for vs to apply our busines, y^e seuenth is re∣serued wholly for Gods ser∣uice.
• (n) 1.14

  Gods owne example is layde before vs to folowe. The second table.
• (o) 1.15

  By ho∣nour▪ is meant all duetie due whiche we owe vnto thē.
• (p) 1.16

  Vnder the name of parentes, all magistrates and superiours be contayned.
• (q) 1.17

  The promise to Ia∣cob is exten∣ded vnto all coastes, and therfore ordi∣narily this al∣so partayneth vnto vs, whi∣che are Israel in spirite, though by Gods secrete disposition sometyme it falleth out o∣therwyse.
• (r) 1.18

  Here, not onli slaughter, but wrath and hatred is for∣bydden. Mat. 5.1. Iohn. 3. & there, in the contrary, ver∣tues be com∣maunded, as it is also in the commaunde∣mentes folo∣wyng.
• (s) 1.19

  And here∣with the out∣warde acte, the inwarde affection, with all that proceedeth therof, is condempned.
• (t) 1.20

  We must withdrawe both our handes, our eyes, and our myndes from another▪ mans good. And here all auarice and vnlawful gaynes is disproued.
• (v) 1.21

  Herein cauilles, wrong accu∣sations, briefly, all false language to our neyghbours hynderaunce, is excluded.
• (x) 1.22

  There be three degrees in trespassing to be considered: the appetite or inclination to euyll, the con∣sent, & the acte, full execution of the consent. These two latter pertaineth to the former pre∣ceptes. The first, that is, naughtie appetite, in this place is condempned.
• (y) 1.23

  God gaue his commaundementes in open sight, y^t no offender myght be excused.
• (z) 1.24

  This terrour that agasted the people, declareth the office of the lawe: which, our weaknes considered, can do nothyng but touche vs with extreame horrour, and dryue vs to seeke that in Christe, whiche we want in our selues.
• (aa) 1.25

  Herein therfore God beareth with our fraylenes, that, seyng we cannot abyde to heare hym our selues, vseth the ministerie of man, for a meane to testifie vnto vs his wyll.
• (bb) 1.26

  For no∣thyng so much frayeth vs from sinne▪ as a true and in∣warde feelyng of Gods mercie.
• (cc) 1.27

  When we once through∣lye taste what God is, we can moderate our selues of our owne ac∣corde.
• (dd) 1.28

  This thicke cl••ude declareth the incomprehen∣sible maiestie of God, which Moyses en∣teryng, sawe God after a sort, yet not in his bare essence.
• (ee) 1.29

  This is sayd, that they myght be at∣tentiue to Gods word, & not imagine of hym after any earthlye maner, as ap∣peareth Deut. 4. and by that that is infer∣red herevpon.
• (ff) 1.30

  They thē that erect images, ioynt other gods in felowshyp w^t the almightie. For the scrip∣ture after the phrase of the people, calleth images Gods.
• (gg) 1.31

  Whyles the Israelites were on their way, God woulde haue one aulter in one place, that ••yght quickly decay, or he destroyed, lest many aulters myght haue caused many re∣ligions, and beyng left to other, it myght haue brought superstition.
• (hh) 1.32

  With holynesse and deuotion, the chiefest thyng in Gods seruice: honestie and comlynesse, must be ioyned.
• “ 1.33

  Or filthines.