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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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how God suffered false miracles to be showed in the sight of Pharaoh to harden his heart / that he should not believe the trou•h / form as much as his sorcerers turned their rods in to serpents and turned water in to blood and made frogs by their enchantment / so thought he that Moses did all his miracles by the same craft and not by the power of God / And abode therefore in unbelief and perished in resisting God·
how God sofered false myracles to be shewed in the sight of Pharao to hardē his herte / that he shulde not beleve the trou•h / form as moch as his sorcerars turned their roddes in to serpentes and turned water in to bloude and made frogges by their inchauntmēt / so thought he that Moyses did all his myracles by the same craft and not by the power of God / And abode therfore in vnbelefe and pereshed in resistinge God·
Let us receive all things of God whether it be good or bad:1 let us humble our selves under his mighty hand and submit our selves unto his nurture and chastising & not withdraw our selves from his correction (read Hebr. xij. For thy consort) and lat us not take the staff by the end or •eke to avenge our selves on his rod which is the evil rulers.2 The child as long as he seeketh to avenge him self upon the rod hath an evil heart. For he thinketh not that the correction is right or that he hath deserved it / nether repenteth / but rejoiceth in his wickedness. And so long shall he never be without a rod: yea so long shall the rod be made sharper and sharper. If he knowledge his fault and take the correction meekly and even kiss the rod and amend him self with the learning and nurture of his father and mother then is the rod take away and brunt
Lett vs receave all thinges of God whether it be good or badde: