A14136:142
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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Of like ensamples is the Acts full & Peters pistles / & Pauls pistles & all the scripture / 1nether hath our holy father any other authority of Christ or by the reason of his predecessor Peter then to preach Gods word. As Christ compareth the understanding of scripture unto a key / so compareth he it to a net and unto leaven and unto many other things for certain properties.2 I marvel therefore that they boast not them selves of their net and leaven / as well as of their keys / for they are all one thing But as Christ biddeth us beware of the leaven of the pharisees / so beware of their counterfeited keys & of their false net (which are ⟨p. lv⟩their traditions & ceremonies their hypocrisy and false doctrine) where with they ketch / not souls unto Christ / but authority and riches unto them selves.
Of lyke ensamples is the Actes full & Peters pistles / & Pauls pistles & all the scripture / 1nether hath oure holy father any other auctorite of Christ or by the reason of his predicessor Peter thē to preach Gods worde. As Christe compareth the vnderstondinge of scripture vnto a keye / so cōpareth he it to a nette and vnto leven ād vnto many other thinges for certen properties.2 I mervell therfore that they bost not thē selves of their nette and levē / as wel as of their keyes / for they are all one thinge But as Christe biddeth vs beware of ye levē of the pharises / so beware of their counterfeted keyes & of their false nette (which are ⟨p. lv⟩their tradiciōs & cerimonies their ypocrisy and false doctrine) where with they ketche / not soules vnto Christe / but auctorite and riches vnto them selves.
- 1The popis authority: is to preach gode word onlyThe popis auctorite: ys to preach gode word only