A14136:269
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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Christs 1authority which he gave to his disciples / was to preach the law and to bring sinners to repentance / and then to preach unto them the promises which the father had made unto all men for his sake. And the same to preach only sent he his Apostles 2As a king sendeth forth his judges and giveth them his authority saying: What ye do that do I. I give you my full power. Yet meaneth he not by that full power / that they should destroy any ⟨p. Ciij⟩town or Cite / or oppress any man or do what they list or should reign over the lords and dukes of his Realm and over his own self. But giveth them a law with them and authority to bind and loose / as far forth as the law stretcheth and maketh mention: that is / to punish the evil / that do wrong / and to avenge the pore that suffer wrong. And so fer as the law stretcheth / will the king defend his judge against all men. And as the temporal judges bind and loose temporally / so do the priests spiritually and no other ways. How be it by falsehood and subtlety the Pope reigneth under Christ / as cardinals and Bishops do under kings lawless.3
Christes 1auctorite which he gave to his disciples / was to preach the law and to bringe synners to repētaunce / and then to preach vnto them the promyses which the father had made vnto all men for his sake. And the same to preach only sente he his Apostles 2As a kynge sendeth forth his iudges and geveth them his auctorite sayenge: What ye doo that doo I. I geve you my full power. Yet meaneth he not by that full power / that they shulde destroye any ⟨p. Ciij⟩towne or Cite / or oppresse any man or doo what they lyste or shulde raygne over the lordes and dukes of his Realme and over his awne selfe. But geveth them a law with them and auctorite to bynde and loose / as ferforth as the law stretcheth and maketh mencion: that is / to punesh the evyll / that doo wronge / and to avenge the pore that sofre wronge. And so fer as the law stretcheth / will the kynge defende his iudge agenst all men. And as the temperall iudges bynde and loose temperally / so doo the prestes spiritually and no other wayes. How be it by falsheed and sotyltye the Pope regneth vnder Christe / as cardinals and Bisshopes do vnder kynges lawlesse.