A14136:272
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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Secondarily God hath promised Christs 1merits unto all that repent: so that whosoever repenteth is immediately heir of all Christs merits and beloved of god as Christ is.2 How then came this foul monster to be lord over Christs merits / so that he hath power to sell that which god giveth freely. O dreamers / ye o devils and o venomous scorpions what poison have ye in your tails? O pestilent leaven that so turneth the sweet bred of Christs doctrine in to the bitterness of gall.
Secondaryly God hath promysed Christes 1merites vnto all that repente: so that whosoever repenteth is immediatly heyre of all Christes merites and beloved of god as Christ is.2 How then came this foule monster to be lorde over Christes merites / so that he hath power to sell that which god geveth frely. O dreamers / yee o devels ād o venymous scorpions what poyson have ye in your tayles? O pestilent leven that so turneth the swete bred of Christes doctrine in to the bitternisse of gall.
- 1The merits of christ.The merites of christe.
- 2The pope selleth that which God giveth freely.The pope selleth that which God geveth frely.