A14136:213
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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Here of may ye see / not only that our persecution is for the same cause that Christs was and that we say no thing that Christ said not / 1but also that all persecution is only for rebuking of hypocrisy / that is to say / of mans righteousness and of holy deeds which man hath imagined to please God and to be saved by / with out Gods word and beside the testament that God hath made in Christ. If Christ had not rebuked the pharisees because they taught the people believe in their traditions and holiness and in offerings that came to their vantage / and that they taught the widows and them that had their friends deed to believe in their prayers and that through their prayers the deed should be saved / and through that means robbed them both of their goods and also of the testament and promises that God had made / to all that repented / in Christ to come / he might have be uncrucified unto this day.
Here of maye ye se / not only that oure persecuciō ys for the same cause that Christes was and that we saye no thinge that Christe said not / 1but also that all persecucion ys only for rebukynge of ypocresy / that ys to saye / of mās ryghteousnes and of holy deades which man hath imagined to please God ād to be saved by / with out Gods worde ād besyde the testamente that God hath made in Christe. Yf Christe had not rebuked the phareses because they taught the people beleve in their tradicions and holynes and in offeringes that came to their vauntage / and that they taught the wydowes and them that had their frendes deed to beleve in their prayers and that thorow their prayers the deed shulde be saved / and thorow that meanes robbed them both of their goodes and also of the testamente and promyses that God had made / to all that repented / in Christ to come / he mighte have be vncrucified vnto this daye.
- 1Preach what thou wilt but rebuke not hypocrisy.Preach what thou wilt but rebuke not ypocrisy.