A14136:268
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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Saint Paul saith .j. Corinth. xv.1 When we say all things are under Christ / he is to ⟨image 103⟩be excepted that putt all under him. God the father is not under Christ / but above Christ and Christs heed .j. Corinth. vi. Christ saith John. xij. I have not spoken of mine own heed but my father which sent me / gave a commandment what I should say / and what I should speak. What so ever I speak therefore / even as my father bade me so I speak. If Christ had a law what he should do / how happeneth it / that the Pope so runneth at large lawless? Though that all power were given unto Christ in heaven and in earth. Yet had he no power over his father nor yet to reign temporally over temporal princes: but a commandment to obey them. How hath the Pope then such temporal authority over king and Emperor? How hath he authority above Gods laws and to command the angels / the saints and God him self?
Saynt Paul saith .j. Corinth. xv.1 When we saye all thīges are vnder Christ / he is to ⟨image 103⟩be excepted that putt all vnder him. God the father is not vnder Christ / but above Christe and Christes heed .j. Corinth. vi. Christe saith Iohn. xij. I have not spoken of myne awn heed but my father which sente me / gave a cōmaundemente what I shulde saye / and what I shulde speake. What so ever I speake therfore / even as my father bade me so I speake. If Christ had a law what he shulde doo / how happeneth it / that the Pope so runneth at large lawlesse? Though that all power were geven vnto Christ in heven and in erth. Yet had he no power over his father ner yet to raygne temporally over temporall princes: but a commaundmente to obeye them. How hath the Pope then soch temperall auctorite over kinge and Emperoure? How hath he auctorite above Gods lawes and to commaunde the angels / the sayntes and God him selfe?
- 1Christ understood this text all power is given me en heaven and •n earth and also used it far other wise thē the Pope.