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the_o first_o commandment_n lo_o premier_n commandment_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr ley_n de_fw-mi dio_fw-mi es_fw-mi aquest_n non_fw-la aures_fw-la dio_n stray_v devant_fw-fr mi._n exod._n 20._o etc._n etc._n thou_o shall_v have_v no_o other_o god_n but_o i_o all_o they_o that_o love_v the_o creature_n more_o than_o the_o creator_n 197._o take_v out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o waldenses_n entitle_v the_o book_n of_o virtue_n pag._n 197._o observe_v not_o this_o commandment_n that_o which_o every_o man_n honour_v and_o serve_v more_o than_o god_n that_o unto_o he_o be_v god_n and_o therefore_o say_v saint_n chrysostome_n upon_o matthew_n the_o evil_a to_o which_o a_o man_n be_v a_o servant_n be_v to_o he_o a_o god_n so_o that_o if_o any_o man_n shall_v say_v i_o can_v know_v whether_o i_o love_v more_o or_o less_o god_n or_o the_o thing_n god_n forbid_v i_o to_o love_v let_v he_o know_v that_o what_o a_o man_n love_v least_o in_o a_o case_n of_o necessity_n be_v that_o which_o he_o be_v 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god_n and_o thou_o be_v a_o idolater_n and_o this_o do_v our_o saviour_n affirm_v in_o the_o gospel_n 4._o the_o rest_n touch_v this_o commandment_n be_v before_o in_o theâ—_n book_n of_o the_o history_n of_o the_o waldende_n chap._n 4._o say_v if_o any_o man_n come_v unto_o i_o and_o hate_v not_o his_o father_n and_o his_o mother_n his_o wife_n and_o child_n his_o brother_n and_o sister_n yea_o and_o his_o own_o soul_n he_o can_v be_v my_o disciple_n all_o such_o offend_v against_o this_o commandment_n etc._n etc._n a_o exposition_n of_o the_o 2._o commandment_n tu_fw-la ne_fw-la te_fw-la fer_fw-fr as_o image_n taillee_fw-mi etc._n etc._n thou_o shall_v not_o make_v to_o thyself_o any_o grave_a image_n etc._n etc._n thou_o shall_v make_v thou_o no_o image_n cut_v out_o of_o stone_n or_o wood_n or_o any_o other_o thing_n which_o may_v be_v cut_v into_o any_o figure_n or_o picture_n or_o in_o any_o other_o manner_n whatsoever_o that_o be_v in_o heaven_n above_o as_o the_o angel_n the_o 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