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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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but also of all wealth and prosperity / and have driven peace out of all lands & withdrawn them selves from all obedience to ⟨p. xlij⟩princes and have separated them selves from the lay men / counting them viler then dogs / & have set up that great idol the whore of Babylon Antichrist of Rome whom they call Pope and have conspired against all commune wealths and have made them a several kingdom / wherein it is lawful unpunished to work all abomination. In every parish have they spies and in every great mans house and in every tavern and Alehouse. And through 1confessions know they all secretes / so that no man may open his mouth to rebuke what so ever they do / but that he shall be shortly made an heretic.2 In all councils is one of them / ye the most part and chief rulers of the councils are of them: But of there council is no man.
but also of all wealth and prosperite / and have driven peace out of all londes & withdraune them selves from all obedience to ⟨p. xlij⟩princes and have separated them selves from the laye men / countinge them viler then dogges / & have set vp that greate ydole the whore of Babilō Antychrist of Rome whom they call Pope and have conspired agenst all commune wealthes and have made them a severall kyngedome / wherein it is lawfull vnpuneshed to worke all abhominacion. In every paresh have they spies and in every greate mans house and in every taverne and Alehouse. And thorow 1confessions know they all secretes / so that no man maye open his mouth to rebuke what so ever they doo / but that he shalbe shortly made an herytike.2 In all councels is one of them / yee the most parte and chefe rulars of the councels are of them: But of there councell is no man.
- 1Confession.