thatistosay，theywerenottochoosetothemselves，neitherinheavennorinearth，anyrepresentativeoftheirownfancying，butobeyMosesandAaron，whomHehadappointedtothatoffice。3。That“theyshouldnottakethenameofGodinvain“；thatis，theyshouldnotspeakrashlyoftheirKing，nordisputehisright，northecommissionsofMosesandAaron，Hislieutenants。4。That“theyshouldeveryseventhdayabstainfromtheirordinarylabour，“andemploythattimeindoingHimpublichonour。Thesecondtablecontaineththedutyofonemantowardsanother，as“Tohonourparents“；“Nottokill“；“Nottocommitadultery“；“Nottosteal“；
“Nottocorruptjudgementbyfalsewitness“；andfinally，“Notsomuchastodesignintheirheartthedoingofanyinjuryonetoanother。“
Thequestionnowiswhoitwasthatgavetothesewrittentablestheobligatoryforceoflaws。ThereisnodoubtbuttheyweremadelawsbyGodHimself：butbecausealawobligesnot，norislawtoanybuttothemthatacknowledgeittobetheactofthesovereign，howcouldthepeopleofIsrael，thatwereforbiddentoapproachthemountaintohearwhatGodsaidtoMoses，beobligedtoobediencetoallthoselawswhichMosespropoundedtothem？Someofthemwereindeedthelawsofnature，asallthesecondtable，andthereforetobeacknowledgedforGod’slaws；nottotheIsraelitesalone，buttoallpeople：butofthosethatwerepeculiartotheIsraelites，asthoseofthefirsttable，thequestionremains，savingthattheyhadobligedthemselves，presentlyafterthepropoundingofthem，toobeyMoses，inthesewords，“Speakthoutous，andwewillhearthee；butletnotGodspeaktous，lestwedie。“*ItwasthereforeonlyMosesthen，andafterhimthehighpriest，whom，byMoses，GoddeclaredshouldadministerthisHispeculiarkingdom，thathadonearththepowertomakethisshortScriptureoftheDecaloguetobelawinthecommonwealthofIsrael。ButMoses，andAaron，andthesucceedinghighpriestswerethecivilsovereigns。Thereforehithertothecanonizing，ormakingoftheScripturelaw，belongedtothecivilsovereign。
Thejudiciallaw，thatistosay，thelawsthatGodprescribedtothemagistratesofIsraelfortheruleoftheiradministrationofjustice，andofthesentencesorjudgementstheyshouldpronounceinpleasbetweenmanandman；andtheLeviticallaw，thatistosay，therulethatGodprescribedtouchingtheritesandceremoniesofthepriestsandLevites，werealldeliveredtothembyMosesonly；andthereforealsobecamelawsbyvirtueofthesamepromiseofobediencetoMoses。Whethertheselawswerethenwritten，ornotwritten，butdictatedtothepeoplebyMoses，afterhisfortydaysbeingwithGodintheMount，bywordofmouth，isnotexpressedinthetext；buttheywereallpositivelaws，andequivalenttoHolyScripture，andmadecanonicalbyMosesthecivilsovereign。
AftertheIsraeliteswerecomeintotheplainsofMoaboveragainstJericho，andreadytoenterintotheLandofPromise，Mosestotheformerlawsaddeddiverseothers；whichthereforearecalledDeuteronomy；thatis，SecondLaws；andare，asitiswritten，“thewordsofacovenantwhichtheLordcommandedMosestomakewiththechildrenofIsrael，besidesthecovenantwhichhemadewiththeminHoreb。“*Forhavingexplainedthoseformerlaws，inthebeginningoftheBookofDeuteronomy，headdethothers，thatbeginatthetwelfthChapterandcontinuetotheendofthetwenty-sixthofthesamebook。Thislawtheywerecommandedtowriteupongreatstonesplasteredover，attheirpassingoverJordan：*2thislawalsowaswrittenbyMoseshimselfinabook，anddeliveredintothehandsofthepriests，andtotheeldersofIsrael，*3andcommanded“tobeputinthesideoftheArk“；*4forintheArkitselfwasnothingbuttheTenCommandments。ThiswasthelawwhichMosescommandedthekingsofIsraelshouldkeepacopyof：*5andthisisthelawwhich，havingbeenlongtimelost，wasfoundagainintheTempleinthetimeofJosiah，andbyhisauthorityreceivedforthelawofGod。ButbothMosesatthewritingandJosiahattherecoverythereofhadbothofthemthecivilsovereignty。HithertothereforethepowerofmakingScripturecanonicalwasinthecivilsovereign。