A14136:150
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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If the Pope be signified by Aaron and Christ by Moses / why is not the Pope as well content with Christs law and doctrine / as Aaron was with Moses?1 What is the cause that our Bishops preach the pope and not Christ seeing the Apostles preached not Peter / but Christ.2 Paul .ij. Corinth. iiij. saith of him self and of his fellow apostles: we preach not our selves / but Christ Jesus the lord: and preach our selves your servants for Jesus sake. And .j. Corin. iij. Let no man rejoice in men. For all things are yours / whether it be Paul / or Apollo / or Peter: whether it be the world / or life or death / whether they be present things or things to come: all are yours and ye are Christs and Christ is Gods. He leaveth out ye are Peters or ye are the Popes. And in the chapter following he saith. Let men thus wise esteem us / even the ministers of Christ. & cet. And .ij. Corinthiorum. xj. Paul was jealous over his Corinthians / because they fell from Christ / to whom he had married them / and clave unto the authority of men (for even then false Prophets ⟨p. lviij⟩sought authority in the name of the hy• Apostles) I am saith he jealous over you with Godly jealousy. For I coupled you to one man / to make you a chaste virgin to Christ: but I fear lest as the serpent deceived Eve through his sottylte / even so your wits should be corrupt from the singleness that is in Christ. And it followeth: If he that cometh to you preached another * Jesus / or if ye receive another sprite or another * Gospel / then might ye well have be content / that is / ye might have well suffered him to have authority above me. But I suppose (saith •e) that I was not behind the high Apostles: meaning in preaching Jesus and his Gospel and in ministering the sprite. And in the said .xj. Chapter he proveth by the doctrine of Christ / that he is greater then the high Apostles. For Christ saith / to be great in the kingdom of God / is to do service and take pain for other. Upon which rule 3Paul disputeth saying: if they be the ministers of Christ I am more. In labours more aboundaū •e / in stripes above measure in prison more plenteously / in death oft & so forth.