The TEN COMMANDMENTS, out of the Old Testament, put into short Rhyme for Children. Isaac Watts Alexander Huber Editor Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Oxford This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. T185045 K123515.000 Watts, Isaac, 1674-1748. Divine songs: attempted in easy language for the use of children. By I. Watts, D.D. London Printed for J. Buckland; J. F. and C. Rivington; T. Longman; W. Fenner; T. Field; and E. and C. Dilly 1777 p. 39. xii,58,[2]p.; 12⁰.

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The TEN COMMANDMENTS , out of the Old Testament , put into short Rhyme for Children . EXODUS , CHAP. XX . 1. THOU shalt have no more Gods but me . 2. Before no Idol bow thy Knee . 3. Take not the Name of GOD in vain . 4. Nor dare the Sabbath-day profane . 5. Give both thy Parents Honour due . 6. Take heed that thou no Murder do . 7. Abstain from Words and Deeds unclean . 8. Nor steal , tho' thou art poor and mean . 9. Nor make a wilful Lie , nor love it . 10. What is thy Neighbour's dare not covet .
The Sum of the COMMANDMENTS , out of the New Testament . MATT. xxii . 37. WITH all thy Soul love GOD above , And as thyself thy Neighbour love