A14136:242
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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If thou repent and believe the promises then Gods trueth justifieth the / that is / forgiveth the thy since and sealeth / the with his holy sprite and maketh the heir of everlasting life through Christs deservings. Now if thou have true faith so seest thou the exceeding and infinite love and mercy which God hath showed the freely in Christ: then must thou needs love again: and love can not but compel the to work and boldly to confess and knowledge thy lord Christ and the trust which thou hast in his word.1 And this knowledge maketh the safe / that is / declareth that thou art safe all ready and certifieth thine heart and maketh ⟨image 97⟩the feel that thy faith is right and that Gods sprite is in thee / as all other good works do For if when it cometh unto the point / thou have no lust to work nor power to confess / how couldest thou presume to thin ke that Gods sprite were in thee?
Yf thou repente and beleve the promyses then Gods trueth iustifieth the / that is / forgeveth the thy synnes and sealeth / the with his holy sprite and maketh the heyre of everlastinge lyfe thorow Christes deservynges. Now if thou have true fayth so seist thou the exceadinge and infinite love and mercie which God hath shewed the frely in Christe: then must thou neades love agayne: and love can not but compell the to worke and boldly to confesse and knowleage thy lorde Christ and the trust which thou hast in hys worde.1 And this knowlege maketh the safe / that is / declareth that thou art safe all ready and certyfieth thine herte and maketh ⟨image 97⟩the feale that thy fayth is ryght and that Gods sprite is in the / as all other good workes doo For if when it cometh vnto the poynte / thou have no lust to worke nor power to cōfesse / how coudest thou presume to thī ke that Gods sprite were in the?
- 1If when tyrants oppose the thou have power to confess then art thou sure that thou art safe.If when tirā tes oppose the thou have power to cōfesse then arte thou sure that thou arte saffe.