A14136:109
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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Even for this cause pay ye tribute' that is to wit / for consciences sake / to thy neighbour / and for the cause that followeth. For they are Gods ministers serving for the same purpose. Because God will so have it / we must obey. We do not look (if we have Christs spirit in us) what is good profitable / glorious & honourable for us / nether on our own will / but on Gods will only. Give to every man therefore his duty: tribute to whom tribute belongeth: custom to whom custom is due: fear to whom fear belongeth: honour to whom honour pertaineth.
Even for this cause paye ye tribute' that is to wete / for consciences sake / to thy neyboure / and for the cause that foloweth. For they are Gods ministers servinge for the same purpose. Because God will so have it / we must obeye. We do not loke (if we have Christes spirite in vs) what is good profitable / glorious & honourable for vs / nether on oure awne will / but on Gods will only. Geve to everi mā therfore his dutie: tribute to whom tribute belongeth: custome to whō custome is due: feare to whō feare belō geth: honoure to whō honoure perteyneth.
That thou mightest feel the working of the spirit of God in thee and lest the beauty of the dead should deceive thee and make the think that the law of God which is spiritual were content and fulfilled with the outward and bodily dead it followeth. Owe no thing to any man: but to love one an other.1 For he that loveth another fulfilleth the law. For thes commandments: thou shalt not commit adultery / thou shalt not kill / thou shalt not steal / thou shalt not bear false witness / thou shalt not desire / and so forth if there be any other commandment are all comprehended or contained in this saying:2 love thy neighbour: therefore is love the fulfilling of the law. Here hast thou sufficient against all the sophisters work holy & justifiers in the world / which so magnify their deeds. The law is spiritual and requireth the heart / and is never fulfilled with the dead in the sight of God. With the dead