A14136:206
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 scribes and pharisees do all their works to be seen of men. They set abroad their phylacteries and make long borders on ⟨p. lxxxiiij⟩their garments and love to sit uppermost a• fests and to have the chief seats in the synagogues / that is in the congregations or councils / and to be called rabbi / that is to say masters saith Christ Math. xxiij. Behold the deeds of our spirituality / and how many thousand fashions are among them to be known by? Which as none is like another so loveth none another. For every one of them supposeth that all other poll to fast and make to many captives: yet to resist Christ / are they all agreed lest they should be all compelled to deliver up there prisoners to him 1Behold the monsters how they are disguised / with mitres / crosses and hats / with crosses / pillars / & poleaxes / & with three crowns. What names 2have they? my lord prior / my lord abbot / my lord Bishop / my lord Archbishop / Cardinal & legate: if it please your fatherhood / if it please your lordship / if it please your grace / if it like your holiness and innumerable such like 3Behold how they are esteemed / and how hie they be crept up above all / not in to worldly seats only: but in to the seat of God the hearts of men / where they sit above God him self. For both they & what so ever they make of their own heeds is more feared and dread / than God & his commandments. In them and their deservings put we more trust than in Christ and his merits. To their promises give we more ⟨image 85⟩faith / than to the promises which God hath sworn in Christs blood.
The scribes and pharises doo all their workes to be sene of men. They sett abrode their philateries ād make longe borders on ⟨p. lxxxiiij⟩their garmētes and love to sitt vppermost a• festes and to have the chefe seates in the synagoges / that is in the cōgregacions or councels / and to be called raby / that is to saye masters saith Christ Math. xxiij. Beholde the deades of oure spiritualte / and how many thousande fascions are amōge thē to be knowē by? Which as none is lyke a nother so loveth none a nother. For every one of thē supposeth that all other poll to fast ād make to many captives: yet to resist Christe / are they al agreed lest they shuld be all compeld to deliver vp there prisoners to him