A14136:245
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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When a man feeleth that his heart ⟨image 98⟩consenteth unto the law of God / and feeleth him self meek / patient / courteous and merciful to his neighbour / altered and fashioned like unto Christ / why should he doubt but that God hath forgiven him and chosen him and put his sprite in him / though he never crumb his sin in to the priests ear?
When a man fealeth that his herte ⟨image 98⟩consenteth vnto the law of God / and fealeth him selfe meke / pacient / curtous and mercyfull to his neyboure / altered and fascioned lyke vnto Christe / why shuld he doute but that God hath forgeven him and chosen hym and put his sprite in hym / though he never cromme hys synne in to the prestes eare?
1One blind reason have they saying. How shall the priest unbind / loose and forgive the sin which he knoweth not? How did the Apostles? The scripture forsake they and run unto their blind reasons and draw the scripture unto a carnal purpose. When I have told the in thine ear all that I have done my life long / in order and with all circumstances after the shamefullest manner / what canst thou do more / then preach me the promises saying: If thou repent and believe / Gods trueth shall save thee for Christs sake? Thou seest not mine heart / thou knowest not whether I repent or no / nether whether I consent to the law / that it is holy righteous and good. More over whether I believe the promises or no / is also unknown to thee. If thou preach the law and the promises (as the Apostles did) so should they that God hath chosen repent and believe and be saved: even now as well as then. How be it Antichrist must ⟨p. xcviij⟩know all secretes to stablish his kingdom and to work his mysteries with all.