A14136:137
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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Moses Deutero. xvij. warneth judges to keep them upright and to look on no mans person / that is / that they prefer not the high before the low / the great before the small / the rich before the pore / his acquaintance friend kinsman / country man or one of his own nation before a stranger / a friend or an alien ye or one of their own faith before an infidel: but that they look on the cause only to judge indifferently. For the room that they are in and the law that they execute are Gods / which as he hath made all & is God of all and all are his sons: even so is he judge over all and will have all judged by his law indifferently and to have the right of his law / and will avenge the wrong done unto the turk or Saracen. For though they be not under the everlasting testament of God in Christ / as few of us which ⟨p. liij⟩are called Christen be / and even no more then to whom God hath sent his promises and poured his sprite in to their hearts to believe them / and through faith graven l•st in their hearts to fulfil the law of love: yet are they under the testament of the law natural which is the laws of every land made for the common wealth there and for peace and unite that one may live by another. In which laws the infidels (if they keep them) have promises of worldly things. Who soever therefore hindereth a very infidel from the right of that law / sinneth against God and of him will God be avenged. More over Moses warneth them that they receive no gifts / rewards or bribes. For those two points / favouring of one person more then another and receiving rewards pervert all right and equity and is the only pestilence of all judges.
Moyses Deutero. xvij. warneth iudges to kepe thē vppright ād to loke on no mans persō / yt is / that they preferre not ye hye before the lowe / the great before the small / the rich before the pore / his accoyntaunce frēde kynsman / contrey man or one of his awne nacion before a straunger / a frēde or an aliēt yee or one of their awne fayth before an infidell: but that they loke on the cause only to iudge indifferētly. For the rowme that they are in and the lawe that they execute are Gods / which as he hath made all & is God of all and all are his sonnes: even so is he iudge over all and will have all iudged by his lawe indifferently and to have the right of his lawe / and will avenge the wronge done vnto the turke or sareson. For though they be not vnder the everlastinge testamēte of God in Christe / as few of vs which