A14136:148
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 (saith he) signifieth Christ / and Aaron the Pope. And yet the pistle unto the Hebrews proveth that the hie priest of the old law signifieth Christ / and his offering and his going in once in the year in to the inner temple signify the offering where with Christ offered him self & Christs going in unto the father to be an everlasting mediator or intercessor for us. Nevertheless Rochester proveth the contrary by a shadow: by a shadow verily. For in shadows they walk with out all shame / & the light will they not come at but enforce to stop & quench it with all craft and falsehood / lest their abominable juggling should be seen.1 If any man look in the light of the new testament / he shall clearly see / that that shadow may not be so understand.
Moses (saith he) signifieth Christe / and Aaron the Pope. And yet the pistle vnto the Hebrues proveth that the hie preste of the olde lawe signifieth Christ / and his offerī ge ād his goinge in once in the yere in to the inner temple signifie ye offerīge where with Christe offered him selfe & Christes goinge in vnto ye father to be an everlastinge mediator or intercessor for vs. Neverthelesse Rochester proveth ye contrary by a shadowe: by a shadowe veryly. For in shadowes they walke with out alshame / & ye light will they not come at but enforce to stoppe & quēch it wiih all craft and falshed / lest their abhominable iugulinge shulde be sene.1 Yf any man loke in the light of the newe testamente / he shall clerely se / that that shadowe maye not be so vnderstonde.
- 1They walk in shadows.They walke in shadowes.
Understand therefore that one thing in the scripture representeth divers things. A serpent figureth Christ in one place and the devil in another. And a lion doeth likewise. Christ by leaven signifieth Gods word in one place / and in another signifieth