A14136:25
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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More over let us arm our souls with the promises both of help & assistance & also of the glorious reward that followeth.1 Great is your reward in heaven saith Christ Math. v. And he that knowledgeth me before men him will I knowledge before my father that is in heaven Mathe. x. And call on me in time of tribulation & I will deliver the psalm .lxv. And behold the eyes of the lord are over them that fear him and over them that trust in his mercy. To deliver their souls from death and to feed them in time of hunger psalm .xlvj. And in the .xlvij. psal. saith David: the lord is nigh them that are troubled in their hearts / and the meek in sprite will he save. The tribulations of the righteous are many / and out of them all will the lord deliver them. The lord keepeth all the bones of them / so that not one of them shall be bruised. The lord shall redeem the souls of his servants. And of such like consolation are all the psalms full: would to God when ye read them ye understood them / and Math. x. When ye deliver you take no thought what ye shall say. It shall be given you the same hour what ye shall say. For it is not ye that speak: But the ⟨image 11⟩sprite of your father which speaketh in you The very hairs of your heeds are numbered saith Christ also Mathe•. in the tenth If God care for our hairs / he much more careth for our souls which he hath sealed with his holy sprite. There fore saith Peter. j. Petr. iiij. Cast all your care upon him: for he careth for you▪ And Paul .j. Corint. x. saith: God is true he will not suffer you to be tempted above your might. And psalm .lxxj. Cast thy care upon the lord.
Moare over let vs arme oure soules with the promyses both of helpe & assistēce & also of the glorious rewarde that foloweth.1 Greate is youre rewarde in heven saith Christ Math. v. And he yt knowleageth me before men hym will I knowlege before my father yt is in hevē Mathe. x. And call on me in tyme of tribulacion & I will delyver the psalme .lxv. And beholde ye eyes of the lorde are over thē that feare hym and over thē that trust in his mercy. To delyver their soules from deeth and to fede them in tyme of hongre psalme .xlvj. And in the .xlvij. psal. saith David: the lorde is nye them that are trobled in their hertes / and the meke in sprite will he save. The tribulacions of the righteous are many / and out of them all will the lōrde delyver them. The lorde kepeth all the bones of them / so that not one of them shalbe brosed. The lorde shall redeme ye soules of his servauntes. And of soch lyke consolacion are all ye psalmes full: wolde to God when ye reade them ye vnderstode thē / and