A14136:184
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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1What then saith the Pope / what care I for Paul. I command by the virtue of obedience to read the Gospel in latin.2 Let them not pray but in latin no / not there pater noster. Yf any be sick / goo also and say them a Gospel and all in latin: ye to the very corn and fruits of the field in the procession week / preach the Gospel in latin. Make the people believe / that it shall grow the better. It is verily as good to preach it to swine as to men / if thou preach it in a tongue they understand not. How shall I prepare my self to Gods commandments? How shall I be thankful to Christ for his kindness? How shall I believe the trueth and promises which God hath sworn / while thou tellest them unto me in a tongue which I understand not? What then saith my lord of Canterbury to a priest that would have had the new testament gone forth in english.3 What (saith he) wouldest thou that the lay people should wit what we do?
1What then saith the Pope / what care I for Paul. I commaunde by the vertue of obedience to reade the Gospell in latyne.2 Let thē not praye but in latyne no / not there pater noster. Yf any be sycke / goo also and saye them a Gospell and all in latyne: yee to the very corne and frutes of the felde in the procession weke / preach the Gospell in latyne. Make the people beleve / that it shall growe the better. It is verely as good to preach it to swyne as to men / if thou preach it in a tonge they vnderstonde not. How shall I prepare my selfe to Gods commaundmentes? How shall I be thankefull to Christe for his kyndnes? How shall I beleve the trueth and promyses which God hath sworne / whyle thou tellest them vnto me in a tonge which I vnderstonde not? What then saith my lorde of Caunterbury to a prest that wolde have had the new testamēte gone forth in english.3 What (saith he) woldest thou that the laye people shulde wete what we doo?
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