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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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¶Of the sacraments. › ¶Of confession.¶Of the sacramentes. › ¶Of confession.
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¶Of confession.
Confession is divers? One followeth true faith inseparably. 1And is the confessing and knowleginge with the mouth / wherein we put our trust and confidence. As when we say our credo: confessing that we trust in God the father almighty and in his trueth and promises: and in his son Jesus our lord and in his merits and deservings: and in the holy ghost / and in his power / assistance and guiding. This confession is necessary unto all men that will be saved. For Christ saith Matthew x. he that denieth me before men him will I deny before my father that is in heaven. And of this confession saith the holy Apostle ⟨p. xcvi⟩Paul in the .x. chapter / The belief of the heart justifieth: and to knowledge with the mouth maketh a man safe. This is a wonderful text for our philosophers or rather sophisters / our worldly wise / enemies to the wisdom of God / our deep and profunde wells with out water / our clouds without moisture of rain / that is to say / natural souls without the sprite of God and feeling of godly things. To justify and to make safe are both one thing. And to confess with the mouth is a Good work and the fruit of a true saith / as all other works are.
COnfession is divers? One foloweth true fayth inseperably. 1And is the confessinge and knowleginge with the mouth / wherin we put oure trust and cō fidence. As when we saye oure credo: confessinge yt we trust in God the father almyghty and in his trueth and promises: and in his sonne Iesus oure lorde and in his merites and deservinges: and in the holy goost / and in his power / assistence and gidinge. This confession is necessary vnto all men that wil be saved. For Christe saith