A14136:192
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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1Though as I before have sufficiently proved / a christen man must suffer all thing / be it never so great unright / as long as it is not against Gods commandment / nether is it lawful for him to cast any burden of his back by his own authority ⟨p. lxxviij⟩till God pull it of which laid it on for our deservings / yet ought the kings every where to defend their realms from such oppression / if they were christen / which is selden seen and is an hard thing verily / though not impossible. For alas they be2 captives or ever they be kings / ye all most ere they be borne. No man may be suffered about them but flatterers and such as are first sworn true unto our most holy fathers the Bishops that is to say false to God and man.
1THough as I before have sufficiently proved / a christen man must sofre all thinge / be it never so greate vnright / as longe as it is not agenst Gods commaundmē te / nether is it lawfull for him to cast any burthen of his backe by his awne auctorite ⟨p. lxxviij⟩tyll God pull it of which layd it on for oure deservinges / yet ought the kynges every where to defende their realmes from soch oppression / if they were christen / which is selden sene and is an hard thinge verely / though not impossible. For alas they be2 captyves or ever they be kynges / yee all most yer they be borne. No man maye be sofered aboute them but flatterers and soch as are fyrst sworne true vnto oure most holye fathers the Bisshopes that is to saye false to God and man.
- 1No man may avenge save the king and he is bound by his office.No mā maye avenge save the kynge ād he is bounde by his office.
- 2Kings are in captivity.