A14136:165
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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Last of all as once a crafty these when he was espied and followed / cried unto the people. Stop the these / stop the these. And as many to begin with all cast first in another mans teeth that which he feareth should be lead to his own charge: even so Rochester layeth to Martin Luther's charge the slaying & murdering of Christen ⟨p. lxv⟩men / because they will not believe in his doctrine / which thing Rochester and his brethren have not ceased to do now certain hundred years / with such malice that when they be deed / they rage burning the bodies / of which some they them selves of likely hood killed before secretly. And because that all the world knoweth that Marten Luther slayeth no man but killeth only with the spiritual sword the word of God such cankered consciences as Rochester hath Nether persecuteth / but suffereth persecution: yet Rochester with a goodly argument proveth that he would do it if he could. And mark I pray you what an Orator he is and how vehemently he persuadeth it.1 Marten Luther hath burned the Popes decretals: a manifest sign / saith he / that he would have brunt the Popes holiness also / if he had had him. A like argument (which I suppose to be rather true) I make▪ Rochester and his holy brethren have brunt Christs testament: an evident sign verily that they would have brunt Christ himself also if they had had him.
Last of all as once a craftie thefe when he was espied and folowed / cryed vnto the people. Stoppe the thefe / stoppe the thefe. And as many to begynne with all cast first in a nother mans tethe that which he feareth shuld be leade to his awne charge: evē so Rochester layeth to Martyn Luthers charge the slayenge & murtheringe of Christen ⟨p. lxv⟩mē / because they will not beleve in his doctrine / which thinge Rochester and his brethern have not ceased to doo now certen hundred yeres / with soch malice that when they be deed / they rage burnynge the bodyes / of which some they them selves of lyckly hode kylled before secretly. And because that all the worlde knoweth that Marten Luther sleyeth no mā but kylleth only with the spirituall sworde the worde of God soch cancred consciences as Rochester hath Nether persecuteth / but sofereth percecucion: yet Rochester with a goodly argumente proveth yt he wold do it if he cowlde. And marke I praye you what an Oratoure he is and how vehemently he persuadeth it.