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bremaw_v to_o execute_v his_o office_n publish_v god_n commandment_n to_o all_o people_n on_o the_o earth_n the_o benjan_o call_v this_o book_n shaster_n that_o be_v the_o book_n of_o write_a word_n which_o contain_v three_o treatise_n or_o part_n the_o first_o whereof_o contain_v their_o fundamental_a law_n with_o a_o explanation_n of_o each_o commandment_n the_o second_o treat_v of_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n and_o teach_v they_o the_o ceremony_n which_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o their_o religion_n the_o three_o treatise_n distinguish_v all_o man_n into_o certain_a family_n or_o tribe_n and_o comprehend_v the_o commandment_n of_o each_o tribe_n in_o particular_a which_o be_v all_o that_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o book_n shaster_n out_o of_o which_o we_o will_v here_o set_v down_o the_o chief_a head_n thereof_o the_o first_o treatise_n in_o which_o be_v describe_v the_o fundamental_a law_n which_o bremaw_n teach_v contain_v the_o follow_v eight_o 1._o thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v any_o creature_n that_o have_v life_n in_o it_o for_o thou_o be_v one_o of_o the_o creature_n and_o so_o be_v that_o thou_o be_v endue_v with_o a_o soul_n as_o that_o be_v therefore_o thou_o shall_v not_o take_v away_o the_o life_n of_o any_o thing_n whatsoever_o it_o be_v which_o belong_v to_o i_o 2._o thou_o shall_v make_v a_o contract_n with_o the_o five_o sense_n first_o with_o thy_o eye_n that_o they_o may_v not_o see_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v ill_a second_o with_o your_o ear_n that_o they_o may_v not_o hearken_v to_o any_o bad_a thing_n three_o with_o your_o tongue_n not_o to_o express_v any_o ill_a word_n four_o with_o your_o palate_n that_o you_o taste_v nothing_o unclean_a as_o wine_n or_o the_o flesh_n of_o live_a creature_n last_o with_o your_o hand_n that_o they_o may_v not_o touch_v any_o thing_n to_o defile_v they_o 3._o thou_o shall_v exact_o observe_v and_o keep_v all_o the_o day_n and_o time_n appoint_v for_o devotion_n as_o likewise_o cleanse_v with_o worship_v and_o pray_v which_o thou_o must_v perform_v with_o a_o upright_a and_o zealous_a heart_n 4._o thou_o shall_v not_o give_v any_o false_a testimony_n or_o speak_v lie_n by_o mean_n of_o which_o thou_o may_v defraud_v thy_o brother_n and_o enrich_v thyself_o by_o fraudulent_a mean_n when_o thou_o trade_v with_o he_o 5._o thou_o shall_v be_v merciful_a to_o the_o poor_a according_a to_o thy_o power_n and_o assist_v they_o in_o their_o necessity_n with_o meat_n wood_n and_o other_o thing_n they_o may_v stand_v in_o need_n of_o for_o their_o support_n 6._o thou_o shall_v not_o oppress_v the_o poor_a and_o serve_v thyself_o with_o that_o power_n which_o be_v give_v thou_o to_o destroy_v thy_o brother_n unjust_o 7._o thou_o shall_v keep_v certain_a feast_n and_o holiday_n without_o pamper_v thy_o body_n and_o feed_v thyself_o with_o laciviousness_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a spend_v certain_a day_n in_o fast_v and_o in_o stead_n of_o sleep_v over_o much_o watch_z often_o to_o be_v the_o better_o prepare_v for_o pray_v and_o for_o the_o performance_n of_o all_o other_o holy_a office_n 8._o thou_o shall_v not_o take_v any_o thing_n from_o thy_o brother_n whatever_o it_o be_v wherewith_o thou_o be_v entrust_v but_o content_v thyself_o with_o what_o he_o shall_v give_v thou_o for_o thy_o reward_n remember_v thou_o have_v no_o right_a to_o that_o which_o belong_v to_o another_o these_o eight_o commandment_n be_v prescribe_v to_o all_o the_o four_o tribe_n in_o general_a but_o beside_o they_o they_o have_v two_o more_o which_o be_v particular_a to_o each_o tribe_n first_o brahmin_n and_o schuddery_n that_o be_v the_o priest_n and_o merchant_n be_v strict_o oblige_v to_o observe_v their_o religious_a commandment_n and_o have_v near_a relation_n one_o to_o another_o in_o matter_n of_o religion_n as_o there_o be_v between_o those_o of_o kuttery_n and_o wyse_n that_o be_v the_o magistrate_n and_o handicraft_n they_o ascribe_v to_o the_o brahmin_n which_o be_v the_o priest_n the_o first_o and_o second_o commandment_n because_o they_o place_v the_o chief_a of_o their_o religion_n in_o these_o two_o thing_n first_o to_o prevent_v the_o kill_n of_o live_a creature_n and_o next_o to_o abstain_v from_o all_o forbid_a thing_n as_o eat_v of_o flesh_n drink_v of_o wine_n and_o the_o like_a which_o the_o kuttery_n and_o benjan_o be_v also_o strict_o to_o observe_v they_o attribute_v particular_o the_o three_o and_o four_o commandment_n to_o schuddery_n as_o be_v very_o suitable_a to_o his_o office_n because_o it_o may_v possess_v the_o people_n with_o devotion_n and_o prevent_v those_o fraudulent_a practice_n which_o be_v common_a among_o trader_n to_o kuttery_n they_o prescribe_v be_v the_o governor_n or_o magistrate_n the_o five_o and_o six_o commandment_n because_o they_o admonish_v the_o people_n of_o love_n and_o compassion_n to_o the_o poor_a well_o know_v that_o oppression_n be_v a_o common_a sin_n among_o those_o that_o