A14136:145
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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To preach Gods word is to much for half a man. And to minister a temporal kingdom is to much for half a man also. Ether other requireth an hole man. One therefore can not well do both. He that avengeth him self on every trifle is not mete to preach the patience of Christ / how that a man ought to forgive and to suffer all things. He that is overwhelmed with all manner riches and doth but seek more daily / is not mete to preach poverty. He that will obey no man is not mete to preach how we ought to obey all men Peter saith Act. vj. It is not mete that we should leave the word of God and serve at the tables. Paul saith in the .ix. chapter of the first Corinth. Woe is me if I preach not. A terrible saying verily for Popes / Cardinals / and Bishops. If he had said ⟨p. lvj⟩woe be to me if I fight not and move princes unto war. or if I increase not sent Peters 1patrimony (as they call it) it had bin a more easy saying for them.
To preach Gods worde is to moch for half a mā. And to minister a tēporall kīgdome is to moch for half a mā also. Ether other requireth an hole man. One therfore can not well doo both. He that avēgeth him selve on every tryfell is not mete to preach ye paciēce of Christe / how that a mā ought to forgeve ād to sofre all thīges. He that is overwhelmed with all maner riches ād doth but seke moare dayly / is not mete to preach poverte. He that will obeye no man is not mete to preach how we ought to obeye all mē Peter saith Act. vj. It is not mete that we shulde leave the worde of God and serve at the tables. Paul saith in the .ix. chapter of the first Corinthe. Wo is me yf I preach not. A terryble sayenge verely for Popes / Cardinals / and Bisshopes. Yf he had said ⟨p. lvj⟩wo be to me if I fight not and move princes vnto warre. or yf I encrease not sent Peters 1patrimonie (as they call it) it had bynne a moare easy sayenge for them.
- 1Peters patrimony.