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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 contrition¶Of the sacramentes. › ¶Of contrition
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¶Of contrition
Contrition and repentance are both one and nothing else but a sorrowful and a mourning heart. And because that God hath promised mercy unto a con trite heart / that is / to a sorrowful and repē tinge heart they to beguile Gods word and to stablish their wicked tradition / have feigned that new word attrition saying: thou canst not know whether thy sorrow or repentance be 1contrition or attrition / except thou be shriven. When thou art shriven / then it is true contrition. Oh foxy Pharisee / that is thy leaven / of which Christ so diligently had us beware. Mathe. vj. And the very prophecy of Peter through covetousness with feigned words shall they make merchandise of you .ij. Petri. ij. with such glosses […] they Gods word / to sit in the cons•••nces of the people / to lead them captive […] to make a pray of them: buying & •ellinge their since / to satisfy their unsatiable covetousness. Never the less the trueth is / when any man hath trespassed against God. If he repent and knowledge his trespass / God promiseth him forgiveness without ear shrift.
COntrition and repentaunce are both one and nothinge else but a sorowfull ād a mornynge herte. And because that God hath promysed mercy vnto a cō trite herte / that is / to a sorowfull and repē tinge herte they to begyle Gods worde and to stablysh their weked tradition / have fayned that new worde attrition sayenge: thou canst not know whether thy sorrow or repē taunce be 1contrition or attrition / excepte thou be shreven. When thou art shrevē / thē it is true contrition. Oh foxy pharesay / that is thy leven / of which Christe so diligently hade vs beware. Mathe. vj. And the very prophesie of Peter thorow covetousnes with fayned wordes shall they make marchādice of you .ij. Petri. ij. with soch gloses 〈…〉 they Gods worde / to sytte in the cons•••nces of the people / to leade thē captive to make a praye of them: byenge & ellinge their synnes / to satisfie their vnsaciable covetousnes. Never the lesse the trueth ys / when any man hath trespased agēst God. Yf he repente and knowleage his trespase / God promyseth him forgevenesse withoute eare shrifte.