Deuteronomy 4

^{1 a} For this doctrine standeth not in bare knowldege, but in practise of life.

^{1 !} An exhortacion to obserue the Lawe without adding thereto or diminishing.

^{2 b} Thinke not to be more wise then I am.

^{2 c} God wil not be serued by halves, but wil haue ful obedience.

^{3 d} Gods judgements executed vpon other idolaters oght to serue for our instruction.

^{4 e} And were not idolaters.

^{6 /} Or, surely.

^{6 !} Herein standeth our wisdome.

^{6 f} Because all men naturally desire wisdome, he sheweth how to attein vnto it.

^{7 g} Helpeing vs, and deliuering vs out of all dangers.

^{9 h} He addeth all these wordes to shewe that we can neuer be careful ynough to kepe the lawe of God and to teache it to our posteritie.

^{9 !} We must teache it to our children.

^{11 i} The law was giuen with feareful miracles, to declare bothe that God was the autor thereof, & also that no flesh was able to abide the rigour of the same.

^{13 k} God joineth this condicion to his couenant.

^{15 l} Signifyng that destruction is prepared for all them that make anie image to represent God.

^{15 /} Ebr, soules.

^{15 !} No image oght to be made to worship.

^{19 m} He hathe appointed them for to serue man.

^{20 n} He hathe deliuered you out of the moste miserable slauerie, and frely chosen you for his children.

^{22 o} Moses good affection appeareth: in that that he being depriued of suche an execellent treasure, doeth not envie them that must enjoye it.

^{24 p} To those that come not vnto him with loue and reuerence, but rebelle against him, {Ebr 12,29}.

^{25 q} Meaning hereby all supersticion and corruption of the true seruice of God.

^{26 r} Thogh men wolde absolve you, yet the insensible creatures shalbe witnesses of your disobedience.

^{26 !} Threatenings against them that forsake the Law of God.

^{27 s} So that his curse shal make his former blessings of none effect.

^{29 t} Not with outwarde shew or ceremonie, but with a true confession, of thy fautes.

^{30 /} Ebr. in the later dais.

^{31 u} To certifie them the more of the asseurance of their salvacion.

^{32 x} Mans negligence is partely cause that he knoweth not God.

^{34 y} By so manifest prosses that none colde doute thereof.

^{35 z} He sheweth the cause, why God wroght these miracles.

^{37 a} Frely, & not of their desertes.

^{37 !} God chose the sede because he loued their fathers.

^{40 b} God promiseth rewarde not for our merites, but to incourage vs, and to assure vs that our labour shal not be lost.

^{43 !} The thre cities of refuge.

^{45 c} The articles and pointes of the couenant.

^{49 d} That is, the salt Sea.