A14136:106
The Obedience of a Christian Man
The obedie[n]ce of a Christen man and how Christ[n] rulers ought to govern, where in also (if thou mark diligently) thou shalt find eyes to perceive the crafty conveyance of all jugglers.The obedie[n]ce of a Christen man and how Christe[n] rulers ought to governe, where in also (if thou marke diligently) thou shalt fynde eyes to perceave the crafty conveyance of all iugglers.
At Marlborow in the lande of Hesse i.e. Antwerp : the second day of October. Anno. M.CCCCC.xxviii, by me Hans luft i.e. J. Hoochstraten, 1528At Marlborow in the lande of Hesse i.e. Antwerp : the seconde daye of October. Anno. M.CCCCC.xxviii, by me Hans luft i.e. J. Hoochstraten, 1528
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1Mark here how past all shame our school doctors are (as Rochester is in his sermon against Marten Luther) which of this text of Matthew dispute that Peter because he paid tribute / is greater then the other Apostles / and hath more authority and power then they / and was heed unto them all / contrary unto so many clear texts / where Christ rebuketh them saying: that is an heathenish thing that one should clime above another or desire to be greater To be great in the kingdom of heaven is to be a servant / and he that most humbleth him self and becometh a servant unto other (after the ensample of Christ I mean and his Apostles and not of the Pope and his Apostles our Cardinals and Bishops) the same is greatest in that kingdom. ⟨p. xij⟩If Peter in paying tribute became greatest / how cometh it / that they will pay none at all? But to pay tribute is a sign of subjection verily / and the cause why Christ payed was because he had an household / and for the same cause payed Peter also. For he had an house / a ship and nets / as thou readest in the Gospel. But let us goo to Paul again.
1Marke here how past all shame oure scole doctours are (as Rochester is in his sermon agenst Marten Luther) which of this texte of Mathew dispute that Peter because he payd tribute / is gretter then the other Apostles / and hath moare auctorite and power then they / and was heed vnto them all / contrary vnto so many cleare textes / where Christe rebuketh them sayenge: that is an hethenesh thinge that one shuld clyme above a nother or desyre to be greater To be greate in the kyngdome of heven is to be a servaunte / and he that most humbleth him selfe and becometh a servaunt vnto other (after the ensample of Christe I meane and his Apostles and not of the Pope and his Apostles oure Cardinales and Bisshopes) the same is greatest in that kyngdome. ⟨p. xij⟩Yf Peter in payenge tribute became greatest / how cometh it / that they will paye none at all? But to paie tribute is a signe of subiection veryly / and the cause why Christ payed was because he had an howsholde / and for the same cause payed Peter also. For he had an house / a shippe and nettes / as thou readest in the Gospel. But let vs goo to Paul agayne.