A14136:144
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 kings take their duty of their subjects & that that is necessary unto the defence of the realm. Let them rule their Realms them selves with the help of lay men that are sage wise / learned & expert. Is it not a shame above all shames and a monstrous thing that no man should be found able to govern a worldly ⟨image 56⟩kingdom save Bishops and prelates that have forsaken the world and are taken out of the world and appointed to preach the kingdom of God?1 Christ saith that his kingdom is not of this world John. xviij And Luke. xij. unto the young man that desired him to bid his brother to give him part of the inheritance / he answered who made me 2judge or a divider among you No man that layeth his hand to the plough and looketh back is apt for the kingdom of heaven. Luke. ix. No man can serve two masters but he must despise the one. Math. vj.
Let kynges take their dutie of their subiectes & that yt is necessary vnto the defense of the realme. Let thē rule their Realmes them selves with the helpe of laye mē that are sage wise / lerned & experte. Is it not a shame obove all shames ād a mōstrous thīge yt no mā shulde be foūde able to governe a worldly ⟨image 56⟩kīgdome save Bisshopes and prelates that have forsaken the worlde and are takē oute of the worlde and apoynted to preach the kyngdome of God?1 Christe saith that his kingdome is not of this worlde Iohn. xviij And Luke. xij. vnto the younge mā that desired hī to bidde his brother to geve hī parte of the encheritaunce / he answered who made me 2iudge or a devider a monge you No mā that layeth his hande to the plowe ād loketh backe is apte for the kingdome of heven. Luke. ix. No mā cā serve two masters but he must despice the one. Math. vj.