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A06348
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A Godly and short treatise vpon the Lordes prayer, the xii articles of the Christian faith, and the Ten commaundementes.
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Some, Robert, 1542-1609.
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dealing must not be vsed in things that appertaine to this life Leuit. chap. 19. ver 11. much lesse are Gods people to bee spoyled of the foode of their soules either by corrupting the word of life or making marchaundise thereof 2. Cor. chap. 2. ver 17. and. chap. 4. ver 2. 9 Thou shalt not beare false witnes against thy neighbour that is thou shalt not put thy hand with the wicked to be a false witnesse Exod. chap. 22. ver 1 either by word or othe thou shalt not by receiuing or reporting a lye Exod. cap. 23. ver 1. either impaire thy neighbours good name Psal 15. ver 3. Prou. cap. 22. ver 1. or diminishe the leaste parte of his goods much lesse endanger his life Thou halt not misconstrue his woordes as the wicked doe Matth. chap. 16. ver 6. Act. chap. 6. ver 13.14 But thou shalt cast of lying and speake trueth vnto thy neighbour Ephe. chap. 4. ver 25. plainely but yet louingly rebuking him and not suffering him to sinne Leuit. chap. 19. ver 17. Mat. cap. 18. ver 15. As it is great wickednesse to beare false witnesse any way or to any end so is it very lawfull to witnesse a trueth either for the increase of Gods glory the ending of controuersies amongst our neighbours or for the safety of our Prince Country To refuse too witnesse or vtter the truthe in these cases either by worde or othe is too be wicked and false witnesses 10 Thou shalt not couet thy neighbours house Thou shalt not couet thy neighbours wife nor his seruant nor his maid nor his Oxe nor his Asse nor any thing that is his that is thou shalt be so far from doing the least wrong vnto thy neighbour in any of thy outwarde doings that thou shalt not once think or desire to hurt him any way Zac. cap. 8. ver 17. Gods lawe doeth not onely binde our bodies euery part therof to obedience but our mindes also it is therefore spiritual Rom. cap. ver 14. Gods lawe doeth forbid all vnlawfull concupiscence therefore vnlawfull concupiscence though it burst not out into outward act is sinne Rom. cap. 7. ver 7. CAn any of Gods children keepe gods commaundementes perfectly in this life no not one of thē onely Iesus Christ excepted who was free from sin 2. Cor. chap. 5. ver 21. 1. Pet cap. 2. ver 22. not one of thē I say eyther was is or shal be able to keepe Gods commaundements in this life SEeing that none can keepe gods commaundemēts in this life why wil the Lorde haue them so exactly and seuerely preached I answere that we seeing in the law as in a glasse what greeuous sinners we are and how by our corrupt nature we doe incline yea rather are carried headlong to sin Rom. cap. 3. ver 20. cap. 7. ver 8. might haue feeling of be sory for our sinnes and so be led by the law as by a scholemaister to Iesus christ that we might be made righteous by faith in him Galat. chap. 3. ver 24. by whose stripes we are healed 1. Pet. ca. 2. ver 24. The Lord possesse our hearts with his holy spirite that wee may be carefull too please and affraid to displease him The Lorde forgiue vs all our sinnes euen for his great mercies sake Amen OH that my wayes were directed to keepe thy statutes Psal 119. ver 5. Open mine eies that I may see the wonders of thy Lawe ver 18. I am a stranger vpon earth hide not thy commaundements from mee vers 19. Make mee to vnderstande the way of thy preceptes and I will meditate in the wonderful workes verse 27. FINIS