A14136:115
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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Heeds and governors are ordained off God and are even the gift of God / whether they be good or bad. And what so ever is done unto us by them / that doeth God / be it good or bad. If they be evil 1why are ye evil? verily for our wickedness sake are the evil. Because that when they were good we would not receive that goodness of the hand of God and be thankful / submitting our selves unto his laws and ordinances / but abused the goodness of God unto our sensual and beastly lusts. Therefore doeth God make his scourge of them and turn them unto wild beasts contrary to the nature of their names and offices / even in to lions / bears / foxes and unclean swine / to avenge him self of our unnatural & blind unkindness and of our rebellious disobedience.
Heedes and governers are ordened off God and are even the gyft of God / whether thei be good or bad. And what so ever is done vnto vs by thē / that doeth God / be it good or bad. Yf they be evill 1whi are ye evill? verely for oure wekednesse sake are the evyll. Because that when they were good we wolde not receave that goodnesse of the hande of God and be thankefull / submittinge oure selves vnto his lawes ād ordinaunces / but abvsed the goodnesse of God vnto oure sensuall ād beestly lustes. Therfore doeth God make hys scorge of them and turne them vnto wilde beestes cōtrary to ye nature of their names and offices / even in to lyons / beares / foxes and vncleyne swyne / to avēge hī selfe of oure vnnaturall & blinde vnkindnes and of oure rebellious disobedience.
- 1Why the rulers are evilWhy the rulers are evell
In the .Cvj. psalm thou readest / he destroyed the rivers and dried up the springs of water and turned the fruitful land in to bareness / for the wickedness of the inhabitants ⟨p. xlv⟩