[Donatus moralisatus]

And of what conjugation? Total, because one part is not valid without the other. No one loves God who hates his neighbor, nor the converse. Similarly in the commandments, because he who breaks one has become guilty of all, as Iacobus James said. And therefore it is necessary that all be kept together.

Of what gender? Active, because it is necessary that we perform that work if we wish to keep it, because the hearers of the law will not be justified before God, but the doers.

Of what number? Plural, because these are the ten: To believe in God; do not swear in vain by Him; celebrate the feasts; honor parents; you shall not kill; you shall not steal; you shall not commit adultery; you shall not give false testimony; you shall not commit adultery original: "Non adulterabis"; you shall not covet the property of another. Or there are these two, namely, the love of God and neighbor.

Of what figure? Simple, because it ought to be kept in the unity of a pure heart, namely, in charity; for the fullness of the law is charity, as Paulus Paul says.

Of what tense? Present, because it is necessary that this commandment be performed in the present, namely, for as long as...