A14136:152
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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More over the Apostles were sent immediately of Christ and of Christ received they their authority / as Paul boasteth him self every where. Christ (saith he) sent me to preach the Gospel .j. Cor. i. And I received of the lord that which I delivered unto you .i. Corinth. xi And Gala. i. I certify you brethren that the Gospel which was preached of me / was not after the manner of men (that is to wit carnal or fleshly) nether received I it of man / nether was it taught me: but I received it by the revelation of Jesus Christ. And Galath. ij. he that was mighty in Peter in the Apostleship over the circumcision / was mighty in me among the gentiles. And .i. Timoth. i. Readest thou like wise. And John. xx. Christ sent them forth indifferently and gave them like power. As my father sent me (saith he) so send I you: that is to preach and to suffer / as I have done / and not to con query empires and kingdoms and to subdue all temporal power under you with ⟨p. lix⟩disguised hypocrisy. He gave them the holy ghost to bind and loose indifferently / as thou seest: and afterward he sent forth Paul with like authority / as thou seest in the Acts. And in the last of Matthew saith he: all power is given me in heaven and in earth goo therefore and teach all nations baptising them in the name of the father and of the Son and of the holy ghost / teaching them to observe what so ever I commanded you: The authority 1that Christ gave them was to preach / yet not what they would imagine / but what he had commanded. Lo saith he / I am with you all ways / even unto the end of the world. He said no• I goo my way / and lo here is Peter in my stead: But send them every man to a sundry country / whither so ever the spirit carried them / and went with them him self. And as he wrought with Peter where he went / so wrought he with the other where they wen te / as Paul boasteth of him self unto the Galatians.2 Seeing now that we have Christs doctrine and Christs holy promises / and seeing that Christ is ever present with us his own self / how cometh it that Christ may not reign immediately over us / as well as the Pope which cometh never at us? Seeing also that the office of an Apostle is to preach only / how can the Pope challenge with right / any authority where