A14136:24
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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For as much then as we must needs be baptised in tribulations and through the read see and a great and a fearful wilderness and a land of cruel Giants in to our natural country: ye and in as much as it is a plain earnest / that there is no 1nother way in to the kingdom of life / then through persecution & suffering of pain and of very death / after the ensample of Christ. Therefore lat us arm our souls with the comfort of the scriptures. How that God is ever ready at hand in time of need to help us. And how that such tyrants and persecutors are but Gods scourge and his rod to chastise us. And as the father hath alway in time of correction the rod fast in his hand / so that the rod doeth nothing but as the father moveth it: even so hath God all2 Tyrants in his hand and letteth them not do what so ever they would / but as much only as he appointeth them to do and as far forth as it is necessary for us. And as when the child submitteth him self unto his fathers correction and nurture and humbleth him self all together unto the will of his father / then the rod is taken away: even so when we are come unto the knowledge of the right way and have forsaken our own will and offer our selves clean unto the will of God / to walk which way so ever he will have us: ⟨p. x⟩then turneth he y• tyrants. Or else if they enforce to persecute us any further / he putteth them out of the way according unto the comfortable ensamples of the scripture.
For as moch then as we must nedes be baptised in tribulacions and thorow ye redde see and a greate and a fearfull wildernes and a lande of cruell Geauntes in to oure naturall contre: yee ād in as moch as it is a playne ernest / that ther is no 1nother waye in to the kyngedome of lyfe / then thorow persecucion & soferinge of payne and of very deeth / after the ensample of Christe. Therfore lat vs arme oure soules with ye comforte of the scriptures. How that God is ever ready at honde in tyme of nede to helpe vs. And how that soch tyrauntes and persecuters are but Gods scourge and his rodde to chastise vs. And as ye father hath allwaye in tyme of correcciō the rodde faste in his hande / so that the rodde doeth nothinge but as the father moveth it: even so hath God all