A14136:18
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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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.1 Is this not a comfortable word? Who ought not rather to chose and desire to be blessed with Christ in a little tribulation / than to be cursed perpetually with the world for a little pleasure?
The spirite thorow tribulacion purgeth vs and killeth oure fleshly witte / oure wordly vnderstondinge and bely wisdome / and filleth vs full of the wisdome of God. Tribulacion is a blessinge that cometh of God / as witneseth Christe Mathei. v. Blessed are they that sofre persecuciō for rightewesnessis sake / for thers is the kyngdome of heven.1 Ys this not a confortable worde? Who ought not rather to chose and desyre to be blessed with Christe in a litle tribulacion / than to be cursed perpetually with the worlde for a litle pleasure?
- 1Tribulation is a blessingTribulation is a blessynge
1Prosperity is a right curse and a thing that God giveth unto his enemies. Woe be to you rich saith Christ Luke. vj. Lo ye have your consolation / woo be to you that are full / for ye shall hunger / woo be to you that laugh / for ye shall weep / woo be to you when men praise you. For so did their fathers unto the false prophets: ye and so have our fathers done unto the false hypocrites. The hypocrites with worldly preaching have not gotten the praise only / but even the possessions also and the dominion and rule of the whole world.