A14136:214
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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If saint Paul also had not preached against circumcision / that it justified not and that vows / offerings and ceremonies justified not / and that righteousness and forgiveness of since came not by any deserving of our deeds ⟨p. lxxxxiij⟩but by faith or believing the promises of God and by the deserving and merits of Christ only / he might have lived unto this hour. Like wise if we preached but against pride covetousness / lechery / extortion / usury / simony and against the evil living both of the spirituality as well as of the temporalty and against inclosynges / of parks / raising of rent & fines / and of the carrying out of wool out of the realm / we might endure long enow. But touch the scab of hypocrisy or popeholynes and goo about to utter their false doctrine where with they reign as Gods in the heart and consciences of men and rob them / not of Lands goods and authority only / but also of the testament of God and salvation that is in Christ: then helpeth the nether Gods word / nor yet if thou diddest miracles / but that thou art / not an heretic only and hast the devil with in thee / but also a breaker of the kings peace and a traitor. But let us return unto our lying signs again.
Yf saynte Paul also had not preached agenst circumcision / that it iustified not and that vowes / offeringes and cerimonies iustified not / and that righteousnes and forgevenes of synnes came not by any deservinge of our deades ⟨p. lxxxxiij⟩but by fayth or belevinge the promyses of God and by the deservinge and merites of Christ only / he myghte have lyved vnto this houre. Lyke wise yf we preached but agenst pryde covetousnes / lechery / extorcion / vsary / symony and agēst the evell lyvinge both of the spiritualte as well as of the temporalte and agēst inclosynges / of parkes / reysinge of rēte & fynes / and of the caryēge out of wolle out of the realme / we myghte endure longe ynowe. But twich the scabbe of ypocresye or popeholynes and goo aboute to vtter their false doctrine where with they reygne as Gods in the herte and consciences of men and robbe them / not of Londes goodes and auctoryte only / but also of the testamente of God and salvation that is in Christe: then helpeth the nether Gods worde / ner yet yf thou diddest miracles / but that thou art / not an heritike only and hast the devell with in the / but also a breaker of the kynges peace and a traytar. But let vs retourne vnto oure lyenge sygnes agayne.