A14136:136
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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Let the judges also privately when they have put of the person of a judge exhort with good counsel and warn the people and help / 1that they come not at Gods judgement: but the causes that are brought unto them / when they sit in Gods stead / let them judge / and condemn the trespasser under lawful witnesses and not break up in to the consciences of men / after the ensample of Antichrists disciples / 2and compel them ether to forswear them selves by the almighty God and by the holy Gospel ⟨image 53⟩of his merciful promises or to testify against them selves. Which abomination our prelates learned of 3Caiaphas Math. xxvj. saying to Christ / I adjure or charge the in the name of the living God / that thou tell us whether thou be christ the Son of God 4Let that which is secrete to God only / where of no proof can be made nor lawful witness brought / abide unto the coming of the lord which shall open all secretes. If any malice break forth / that let them judge only· For further authority hath God not given them.
Let the iudges also privatly when they have put of the person of a iudge exhorte with good councell and warne the people and helpe / 1that they come not at Gods iudgemente: but the causes that are brought vnto them / when they sitt in Gods stede / lett them iudge / and condemne the trespaser vnder lawfull witnesses and not breake vp in to the consciences of men / after the ensample of Antychristes disciples / 2ād cōpel them ether to forswere them selves by the allmightie God and by the holy Gospell ⟨image 53⟩of his mercifull promises or to testifie agēst thē selves. Which abhominaciō oure prelates lerned of