A Ryght Profytable Treatyse Compendiously Drawen Out Of Many and Dyvers Wrytynges Of Holy Men by Thomas Betson
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penaûce / & the last enoyntynge.
¶ Here folowen the .x. cõmaûdement[es] ¶ Worshyp no fals god. In whiche is forboden wytchecrafte / enchaûtement[es] / mawmentry / redyng of dremes / & al mysbyleue & such other. ¶ Take not his name in vayn. In which is forboden all heresyes / forsweryng of all mysmenyng / vnworshyp of god / tak[yn]ge his name î vayn & other. ¶ Halowe [the] holydays herynge deuoutly thy seruyce / kepyng [the] out of dedely s[yn]ne / & visyte [the] poore / & helpe to acorde them [that] ben at debate & suche other. ¶ Worshyp thy fa[der] & thy moder. God thy fa[der] holy chirche thy mo[der] / thy goostly fa[der]s / thy flesshly fader & mo[der] / & people of age / & prelates of holy chirche. ¶ Slee no man [with] hande smytynge / nor [with] thy mouth in bacbytyng with herte cursynge / ne wyll ony euyll or vengeaûce. ¶ Do no lechery. In this is forboden all spousebreche [with] bodely dede or goostly / & all wylfull polucõns or prouokynge to [the] same. ¶ Do no theeft. as î stelyng / wronge getyng / trechery / oker / dysherytage of heyres.wronge amercymêt[es]. fals mesure wrong purchasyng ¶ Bere no fals wytnes / in this is forboden fals byenge / bacbytyng / fals accusyng and all such other. ¶ Desyre not thy neyghbours wyf. In this is not only forboden the dede doyng but also the desyre & wyll of herte. ¶ Desyre not thy neyghbours thynge / as house / londe / beest / seruaunt nor ony thynge that is his. ¶ These .vij. thynges folowynge sholde we haue euer in our mynde. The synnes [that] we dayly do. The short tyme that we shall abyde here. The vncertayne of the daye of our deth. The vnstablenes & fraylte of vs. The strayte & ferefull Iugement of god. The bytter |
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