" This card was made and spoken by Christ, as
appeareth in the fifth chapter of St. Matthew.
Now it must be noted, that whosoever shall play with this card, must
first, before they play with it, know the strength and virtue of the
same: wherefore you must well note and mark terms, how they be spoken,
and to what purpose. Let us therefore read it once or twice, that we may
be the better acquainted with it.
Now behold and see, this card is divided into four parts: the first part
is one of the commandments that was given unto Moses in the old law,
before the coming of Christ; which commandment we of the new law be bound
to observe and keep, and it is one of our commandments. The other three
parts spoken by Christ be nothing else but expositions unto the first
part of this commandment: for in very effect all these four parts be but
one commandment, that is to say, "Thou shalt not kill." Yet
nevertheless, the last three parts do shew unto thee how many ways thou
mayest kill thy neighbour contrary to this commandment: yet, for all
Christ's exposition in the three last parts of this card, the terms be
not open enough to thee that dost read and hear them spoken. No doubt,
the Jews understood Christ well enough, when he spake to them these three
last sentences; for he spake unto them in their own natural terms and
tongue.
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