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The .x. Commaundements of almightie God. Exodus .xx.

Attend my people & geue eare,
of ferly things I wil thee tel?
Se that my words in mind thou bear,
And to my precepts listen wel.

1

I am thy Souerayne Lorde and God,
Whiche haue thee brought from carefull thrall:
And eke reclaymed from Pharos rod.
Make thee no Gods on them to call.

2

Nor facyoned forme of any thyng,
In heauen, or earth to worship it:
For I thy God by reuengyng,
With greuous plages this syn will smite,

3

Take not in vayne his holy name,
Abuse it not after thy will:
For so thou might soone purchase blame,
And in his wrath he would thee spill.

4

The Lorde from worke the seuenth day cest,
And brought all thinges to perfect end:
So thou and thyne that day take rest
That to Gods hests ye may attend.

5

Unto thy parents honor geue,
As Gods commaundements doo pretende,
That thou long dayes, and good maies liue,
In earth, where God a place doth lende,

6

Beware of muder, and cruell hate,

7

All fylthy fornication feare:

8

Se thou steale not in any rate,

9

False witnes against no man beare,

10

Thy neyghbors house wish not to haue
His wyfe, or ought that he caleth mine,
His field, his oxe, his asse, his sclaue,
Or any thing, whiche is not thine.