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By fayth Moses when he was borne, was hyd thre monethes of his father and mo∣ther bycause they saw he was a proper chylde, nether feared they the kinges commaūde∣mente.
Moreouer Moyses, when he was newly comen into the world was preser∣ued by the fayth, of his parentes. For when the kyng had commaunded that al the men children borne of the Hebrues should streyght wayes be done to death, his father & mother after they had vewed the childe (who semed anon as he was borne to be marked to do some greate and notable feate, euen by the verie to∣wardnes and lykelyhod that appeared in his countenaunce) supposyng it to be an acceptable pleasure vnto God that it were preserued for the common weale of the people, contemned the kynges commaundement, & hyd the sayde childe thre monethes in their house: that done, they put it in a lytle cofer, and layde it oute vpon a ryuers banke, nothyng doubtyng but God woulde preserue the yonglyng whom he had endued with so greate grace: to conclude, they feared more to displease God then the Kynge, bycause they perceyued that suche as lyue well and vertuouflye, can not, howe soeuer the worlde go with them, lacke theyr rewarde.