A14136:160
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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He allegeth an other text of Paul in the second chapter of his second pistle to the Thessalonians. Erit disessio primum / that is saith Rochester / before the coming of Antichrist there shall be a notable departing from the faith. And Paul saith. The lord cometh not except there come a departing first. Pauls meaning is that the last day cometh not so shortly / but that antichrist shall come first and destroy the faith and sit in the temple of God and make all men worship him and believe in him (as the Pope doeth) and then shall Gods word come to light again (as it doeth at this time) and destroy him and utter his juggling and then cometh christ unto judgement. What say ye of this crafty convayar? Would he spare / suppose ye to allege & to wrest other doctors pestilently / which feareth not for to juggle with the holy scripture of god expounding it unto antichrist which ⟨image 63⟩Paul speaketh of Christ? No be thou sure. But even after this manner wise pervert they the hole scripture and all doctors wresting them unto their abominable purpose clean contrary to the meaning of the text and to the circumstances that goo before and after. 1Which devilish falsehood left the lay men should perceive / is the very cause why that they / will not suffer the scripture to be had in the english tongue / nether any work to be made / that should bring the people to knowledge of the trueth.
He allegeth an other texte of Paul in the seconde chapter of his seconde pistle to the Tessaloniens. Erit disessio primum / that is saith Rochester / before the comynge of Antychrist there shalbe a notable departinge from the fayth. And Paul saith. The lorde cometh not excepte there come a departinge first. Pauls meaninge is that the last daye cometh not so shortly / but that antychrist shall come first ād destroye the fayth and sit in the temple of God and make all men whorshepe hym and beleve in him (as the Pope doeth) and then shall Gods worde come to lyghte agayne (as it doeth at this tyme) and destroye hym and vtter his iuglynge and then cometh christe vnto iudgemente. What saye ye of this crafty convayar? Wolde he spare / suppose ye to allege & to wreste other doctours pestilētly / which feareth not for to iugle with ye holy scripture of god expoūdinge yt vnto antychrist which ⟨image 63⟩