A14136:22
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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Behold God setteth before us a blessing and also a curse. A blessing verily and that a glorious & an everlasting / if we will suffer tribulation and adversity with our lord and saviour Christ. And an everlasting curse / if for a little pleasures sake we withdraw our selves from the chastising and nurture of God / wherewith he teacheth all his sons and fashioneth them after his godly will and maketh them perfect (as he did Christ) and maketh them apt and mete vessels to receive his grace and his sprite / that they might perceive and feel the exceeding mercy which we have in Christ and the innumerable blessings / and the unspeakable inheritance where unto we are called and chosen and sealed in our saviour Jesus Christ / unto whom be praise for ever Amen.
Beholde God setteth before vs a blessinge and also a curse. A blessinge verely and that a glorious & an everlastinge / yf we will sofre tribulacion and adversite with oure lorde and savioure Christ. And an everlastinge curse / yf for a litle pleasures sake we withdrawe oure selves from the chastisinge and nurtoure of God / wherwith he teacheth all his sonnes and fascioneth them after his godly will and maketh them perfecte (as he did Christe) and maketh them apte and mete vessels to receave his grace and his sprite / that they myght perceave and feale the exceadinge mercy which we have in Christe and the innumerable blessinges / and the vnspeakeable enheritaunce where vnto we are called and chosen and sealed in oure savioure Iesus Christe / vnto whom be prayse for ever Amen.
Finally whom God chooseth to reign everlastingly with Christ him sealeth he with his mighty sprite and poureth strength in to his heart to suffer afflictions also with Christ for bearing witness unto the truth.1 And this is the difference between the children of God and of salvation and between ⟨p. ix⟩the children of the devil and of damnation / that the children of God have power in their hearts to suffer for gods word which is their life and salvation / their hope and trust and whereby they live in the soul and sprite before God. And the children of the devil in time of adversity flee from Christ whom they followed feignedly / their hearts not sealed with his holy and mighty sprite / and get them to the standard of their right father the devil / and take