A14136:171
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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As soon as thou believest in Christ / the holy ghost cometh / sin falleth a way & devils flee: when we cast holy water at the devil or 1ring the belles / he fleeth / as men do from young children / & mocketh with us / to bring us from the true faith that is in Gods word unto a superstitious & a false belief of our own imagination. If thou haddest faith and threwest an unhallowed stone at his head / he would earnestly flee and without mocking / ye though thou threwest no thing at all / he would not yet abide.
As sone as thou belevest in Christe / the holy goost cometh / synne falleth a waye & devels fle: whē we cast holy water at ye devell or 1ringe ye belles / he fleeth / as mē doo frō yoūge childern / & moketh with vs / to brīge vs frō the true faith that is in Gods worde vnto a supersticious & a false belefe of oure owne imaginacion. Yf thou haddest fayth and threwest an vnhalowed ston at his hed / he wolde ernestly fle and without mockinge / yee though thow threwest no thinge at all / he wold not yet abyde.
- 1Why do not the bishops make him flee from shotynge of gunsWhy doo not the bisshopes make him fle from shotynge of gunnes
1Though that at the beginning miracles were showed through such ceremonies to move the infidels to believe the word of God. As thou readest how the Apostles anointed the sick with oil and healed them / and Paul sent his perteler or gyrkyn to the sick and healed them also. Yet was it not the ceremony that did the miracle / but faith of the preacher and the truth of God which had promised ⟨p. lxix⟩to confirm and stablish his Gospel with such miracles. Therefore as soon as the gift of miracles ceased / ought the ceremony to have ceased also: or else if they will needs have a ceremony to signify some promise or benefit of God (which I praise not but would have Gods word preached every son day / for which entente sundays and holy days were ordained) then let them tell the people what it meaneth: