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that they are the two great lights of heaven, and God ’s two witnefles, moft contrary tcfLucifer, who loveth darknefs more than light.”

Thefe be the five precepts enjoined to the layman or Behedin ; now follow thofe thatare to be obferved by the ordinary or common churchman, called their Daroo, orHerbood, who, as his place required a greater holinefs than the layman’s, fo his chargewas greater; tor not only is he by the book of their law enjoined to keep the Behe-din’s precepts without violation, but alfo to fulfil thefe eleven precepts more, as par-ticular to himfelf.

“ Firfl, To know in what manner to pray to God , obferving the rites prefcribed inthe Zundavaftaw ; for God is bell pleafed with that form of prayer, that he hath givenin his own book.

“ The fecond , To keep his eyes from coveting or defiring any thing that is another’s,for God hath given every man what he thinks meet for him; and to defire that whichis another’s is not only to difiike of God ’s difpofure of his own gifts, but to challengeto himfelf that which God hath denied him, and whereof he feeth him unworthy.

“ The Wird, To have a care ever to fpeak the truth, for all truth cometh from God ,and as it is moll communicated to men of God , fo they ihould moft {hew it in theirwords and actions; but Lucifer is the father of falfehood, and whofoever ufeth it, itmay be a fign that the evil fpirit is powerful with fuch an one ; the Herbood, there-fore, Ihall {hew himfelf to be contrary to him by his {peaking the truth, for all menmult give credit to his words.

“ The fourth, To be known only in his own bufinefs, and not to enquire after thethings of the world ; it belonging only to him to teach others what God would havethem do. Therefore the Behedin or layman Brail fee that he want nothing needful,but {hall afford it him, and he Ihall feek nothing fuperfluous.

“ The fifth , To learn the Zundavaftaw by heart, that he may be ready to teach it tothe Behedin, or layman, wherefoever he meeteth him ; for from him mult the peoplefetch their knowledge concerning God .

“ The fixth , To keep himfelf pure and undefiled from things polluting, as from thecarcafes of the dead, or touching meats unclean, for God is pure, whofe fervant he is,and it is expected he Ihould be fuch, abhorring the fight of all things that are foul andloathfome, and flopping the paflages of his breath, left their corrupted air Ihould enterinto him to defile him.

“ The fsventh , To forgive all injuries, /hewing himfelf the pattern of meeknefs, thathe may be thought one that cometh from God ; for we offend God every day, yethe giveth us things that are good, when we deferve that he fliould recompenfe evilfor evil.

“ The eighth , To teach the common people to pray, according to the directionsin the book of their law; to go and pray with them for any good they defire toobtain; and when they come to the place of worlhipping, to join in common prayertogether.

“ The ninth, To give licence for marriage, and to join the man and woman toge-ther ; and that no parents match their children without the confent and approbationof the Herbood.

“ The tenth , To fpend the greateft part of their time in the temple, that he may beready for all that come .to him : for to that God hath appointed him, and to that hemuff; bind himfelf.

“ fhe eleventh and laft injunction is, upon pain of damnation, To believe no otherlaw than that which was brought by Zertooft ; to add nothing to it, to take nothing

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