Of the Virtues and Vices ooncerning the Ten Commandments.

The Decalogus, that is, the Ten Commandments of God, are a looking-
glass, and a brief sum of all virtues and doctrines, both how we
ought to behave towards God and also towards our neighbour, that is,
towards all mankind.

There never was at any time written a more excellent, complete, nor
compendious book of virtues.

The duty of the First and Second Commandment is to fear God, to love
and to trust in him; the contrary is sin and vice, an ungodly life,
contemning of God, hatred, despair, etc.

The duty of the Third Commandment is to acknowledge and to preach
the doctrine of God's Word; the contrary is blaspheming of God, to
be silent and not to confess the truth when need requireth.

The duty of the Fourth Commandment is the external service of God,
as the preaching of God's Word, hearing, reading, and meditating on
the same, to the end we may make proof of our faith; the contrary is
the despising of God's Word and the outward service of God, as the
Holy Sacraments.

The duty of the Fifth Commandment is obedience towards parents,
tutors, and magistrates in those things which are not against God;
the contrary is disobedience and rebellion.