A14136:167
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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Chapter to the Romans / after that he hath declared the infinite love of God to us ward in that he spared not his own son but gave him for us / crieth out saying: who shall separate us from the love of God? shall persecution / shall a sword? & cet. No / sayeth he / I am sure that no creature shall separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our lord: as who should say / we see so great love in God to us ward in Christs death / that though all misfortune should fast on us / we can not but lo•e again. Now how know we that God loveth ⟨image 67⟩us? verily by faith1. So therefore / though Rochester be a beest faithless / yet ought natural reason to have taught him / that love springeth out of faith and knowledge and not faith and knowledge out of love. But let us see the text. Paul saith thus. In christ Jesus / nether circumcision is any thing worth / nor incircuncision: but faith which worketh through love or which through love is strong or mighty in working & not which is wrought by love as the juggler sayeth. Faith that loveth Gods commandments justifieth a man. If thou believe Gods promises in Christ and love his commandments then art thou safe. If thou love the commandment then art thou sure that thy faith is unfeigned & that Gods sprite is in thee.
Chapter to the Romayns / after that he hath declared the infinite love of God to vs ward in that he spared not his awne sonne but gave him for vs / cryeth out sayenge: who shall separat vs from the love of God? shall persecucion / shall a swerde? & cet. No / sayeth he / I am sure that no creature shall seperat vs from the love of God that is in Christ Iesus oure lorde: as who shulde saye / we se so greate love in God to vs warde in Christes deeth / that though all misfortune shulde fast on vs / we cā not but lo•e agayne. Now how know we yt God loveth ⟨image 67⟩vs? verely by fayth1. So therfore / though Rochester be a beest faythlesse / yet ought naturall reason to have taughte him / that love springeth out of fayth and knowlege and not fayth ād knowlege out of love. But let vs se the texte. Paul sayth thus. In christe Iesu / nether circuncision is any thinge worth / ner incircuncision: but fayth which worketh thorow love or which thorow love is strōge or myghtie in workinge & not which is wroughte by love as the iuguler sayeth. Fayth that loveth Gods cōmaundmentes iustifieth a mā. Yf thou beleve Gods promises in Christe and love his cōmaundmē tes then arte thou saffe. Yf thou love the cō maundmēte then arte thou sure that thy fayth is vnfayned & yt Gods sprite is in the.