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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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Let thy care be to prepare thy self with all thy strength for to walk which way he will have thee and to believe that he will goo with the and assist thee and strength the against all tyrants and deliver the out of all tribulation.1 But what way or by what means he will do it / that commit unto him and to his Godly pleasure and wisdom and cast that care upon him. And though it seem never so unlikely or never so impossible unto natural reason / yet believe steadfastly that he will do it. And then shall he according unto his old use change the course of the world / even in the twinkling of an eye / and come suddenly upon our Giants as a these in the night / and compass them in their wiles and worldly wisdom / when they cry peace & all is safe / then shall their sorrows begin / as the pangs of a woman that traveleth with child. And then ⟨p. xj⟩shall he destroy them / and deliver the / unto the glorious praise of his mercy and trueth. Amen.
Let thy care be to prepare thy selfe with all thy strength for to walke which waie he will have the and to beleve that he will goo with the ād assiste the and strength the agenst all tyrauntes and delyver the out of all tribulatiō.1 But what waye or by what meanes he will do it / that committe vnto hym and to hys Godly pleasure and wisdome and cast that care apon hym. And though it seme never so vnlikely or never so impossible vnto naturall reason / yet beleve stedfastly that he will doo it. And then shall he accordinge vnto his olde vse chaunge the course of the worlde / even in the twinkelinge of an eye / and come sodenly apon oure Geauntes as a thefe in the nighte / and compasse them in their wiles and worldly wisdome / when they crye peace & all is saffe / then shall their sorowes begynne / as the panges of a woman that traveleth with childe. And then ⟨p. xj⟩shall he dystroye them / and delyver the / vnto the glorious prayse of his mercy and trueth. Amen.
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