A14136:17
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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No man can serve two masters God and mammon / that is to say / wicked riches also Mathe. vj. Thou must love christ above all thing. But that doest thou not if thou be not ready to forsake all for his sake / if thou have forsake all for his sake / then art thou sure that thou lovest him.1 Tribulation is our right baptism and is signified by plunging in to the water / we that are baptised in the name of Christ (saith Paul Ro. vj.) are baptised to dye with him2
No man can serve two masters God and māmon / that is to saye / weked riches also Mathe. vj. Thou must love christ above all thinge. But that doest thou not yf thou be not ready to forsake all for his sake / yf thou have forsake all for his sake / thē art thou suer that thou lovest him.1 Tribulacion is oure righte baptim and is signified by plunginge in to the water / we that are baptised in the name of Christe (saith Paul Ro. vj.) are baptised to dye with hym2
- 1How is the pope sure which taketh all for Christs sake but forsaketh nought:How is the pope sure which taketh all for Christes sake but forsaketh noughte:
- 2Tribulation is our baptism.Tribulatio• is oure baptī.
The spirit through tribulation purgeth us and killeth our fleshly wit / our worldly understanding and belly wisdom / and filleth us full of the wisdom of God. Tribulation is a blessing that cometh of God / as witneseth Christ Mathei. v. Blessed are they that suffer persecution for rightewesnessis sake / for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.