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A pistle to the Christen reader The revelation of Antichrist. Antithesis
A pistle to the Christen reader The revelation of Antichrist. Antithesis, wherein are compared to gather Christs acts and our holy father the Popes.A pistle to the Christen reader The revelation of Antichrist. Antithesis, wherin are compared to geder Christes actes and oure holye father the Popes.
At Malborow in the land of Hesse i.e. Antwerp : the. xij. day of July, anno. M.CCCCC.xxix. by me Hans luft i.e. Johannes Hoochstraten, 1529At Malborow in the lande of Hesse i.e. Antwerp : the. xij. day of Iulye, anno. M.CCCCC.xxix. by me Hans luft i.e. Johannes Hoochstraten, 1529
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The Pope and Bishops condemn men and commit them unto the secular power / that they should execute the sentence But this is a mischievous abomination / that they will not suffer the secular power / to know the cause why they put men to death. ⟨p. xcix⟩worshipful / dis divines / Master doctor / O you gentle nobility ponder this matter indifferently. Be ware how you do execution except you know the cause why. Think you the blood shall not be required on you / if for a nothers pleasure you destroy the work of God? They will say unto you / as the Jews said unto Pilate concerning Christ / if he were not an evil doer we would not have delivered him unto you. Trust not their words / for (no doubt) they are liars / know the cause your selves. And hear the matter unfeignedly. Think you they would not let you know the cause & judgement. If they did justice and not tyranny? Be therefore no longer boys to them / which ought to be your servants / god hath given you his spirit / grace / and understō ding / hide not the talent that God hath given you / but do your diligence to see justs executed secluding all tyranny / for that is your office appointed you of God.1
The Pope and Bisshopes condempne men and committe them vnto the seculare power / that they shuld exequute the sentence But this is a mischevous abominatiō / that they will not suffer the seculare power / to knowe the cause why they put men to deth. ⟨p. xcix⟩worshupfull / dis divines / Master doctor / O you gentle nobilite pondre this matter indifferently. Be ware how you do exequution except you knowe the cause why. Thinke you the bloude shall not be requyred on you / yf for a nothers pleasure you destroye the worke of God? They will saye vn to you / as the Iewes sayed vnto Pilate cō cerninge Christ / yf he were not an evill doer we wold not have delivered him vnto you. Trust not their wordes / for (no doute) they are lyares / know the cawse youre selves. And heare the matter vnfaynedly. Thinke you they wold not let you know the cause & iudgement. Yf they did iustice and not tyrannye? Be therfore no lenger boyes to thē / which ought to be youre servātes / god hath geven you his sprete / grace / and vnderstō dinge / hyde not the talente that God hath geven you / but do youre diligence to se iustes exequuted secludinge all tyrannye / for that is youre office appoynted you of God.