An abstract of the duties commanded, and sinnes forbidden in the Law of God. By the Right Reuerend Father in God, George Dovvname, Doctor of Diuinity, and Lord Bishop of Derry
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- An abstract of the duties commanded, and sinnes forbidden in the Law of God. By the Right Reuerend Father in God, George Dovvname, Doctor of Diuinity, and Lord Bishop of Derry
- Author
- Downame, George, d. 1634.
- Publication
- At London :: Imprinted by Felix Kyngston,
- 1620.
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- Ten commandments -- Early works to 1800.
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"An abstract of the duties commanded, and sinnes forbidden in the Law of God. By the Right Reuerend Father in God, George Dovvname, Doctor of Diuinity, and Lord Bishop of Derry." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A20720.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 28, 2025.
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TO THE TRVE LOVER OF VERTVE AND RELIGI∣on, Mistris MARGARET HARE, widow, the late deare and louing wife of IOHN HARE Esquire, of the Inner Temple, and chiefe Clerke of his Maiesties Court of Wards and Liueries.
THe Reuerend Author of this Booke, hauing now full twen∣ty yeeres since, in his publike exercises finished a very large Treatise vpon the Decalogue, or ten Commandements of Almighty God, was then pleased at my ear∣nest entreaty, and for my priuate vse, to collect and gather out of that large Treatise, the summe and heads of what was therein more largely handled, which I purposed still, accor∣ding to his first intent, to haue kept by me for my priuate vse: but since, hauing been often im∣portuned by many learned and religious Mini∣sters
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for the loane thereof, whereto I had almost yeelded, had I not considered the wrong and iniurie which thereby might redound to the Author, if the same should happen to be printed, either by some vnperfect copy, or vnder the name of some other, especially, if euer the Au∣thor should be pleased to publish those his larger volumes. And therefore for satisfaction of the request of my friends, I endeuoured to gaine the Authors consent to the publishing heereof; which hauing obtained, I have now put the same in print for the publike and generall good, and doe dedicate the same vnto you, not onely to be a helpe to you in your priuate meditations in the Law of God, but also as a testimony of my thankfulnesse for your many fauours both to me and mine. The Almighty God make it profi∣table for the end intended: to whose blessed protection I commend you, and will euer rest
Yours in all Christian duty to bee commanded, BASILL NICOLL.