A14136:155
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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For as much also as Christ is as great as Peter / why is not his seat as great as Peters? Had the heed of the empire bin at Jerusalem / their had bin no mention made of Peter. It is verily / as Paul saith in the eleventh Chapter of the second Pistle to the Corinthians. The false Apostles are deceitful workers / and fashion them selves like unto the Apostles of Christ. That is the shaven 1nation preached Christ falsely / yea under the name of Christ preached them selves and reign in christs stead: have also taken away the key of knowledge and have wrapped the people in ignorance and have taught them to believe in them selves / in their traditions & false ceremonies: so that christ is but a vain name.2 and after they had putt christ out of his room / they gate them selves to the Emperor & kings and so long ministered their business till they have also put them out of their rooms & have got their authorities from them & reign also in their stead:3 so that the emperor & kings are but vain ⟨image 61⟩names and shadows / as Christ is / having no thing to do in the world. Thus reign they in the stead of God and man and have all power under them and do what they list.
For as moch also as Christe is as greate as Peter / why is not his seate as greate as Peters? Had the heed of the empyre byn at Iherusalem / their had byn no mencion made of Peter. It is verely / as Paul saith in the eleventh Chapter of the seconde Pistle to the Corinthyans. The false Apostles are desceatefull workers / and fassion them selves lyke vnto the Apostles of Christe. That is the shaven 1nacion preached Christe falsly / ye vnder the name of Christe preached them selves ād raygne in christes stede: have also takē awaye the keye of knowlege ād have wrapped the people in ignoraūce ād have taught thē to beleve in thē selves / in their tradiciōs & false cerimonies: so yt christe is but a vayne name.2 ād after they had putt christe out of his rowme / they gate thē selves to ye Emperoure & kynges ād so lōge ministred their busines tyl they have also put thē out of their rowmes & have gott their auctorites frō thē & raygne also in their stede: