A14136:275
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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All the promises of God have they other wiped clean out or thus leavened them with open lies to stablish their confession with all.1 And to keep us from knowledge of the truth / they do all thing in latin.2
All the promyses of God have they other wypt cleane out or thus levended them with open lyes to stablysh their confession with all.1 And to kepe vs frō knowleage of the trouth / they doo all thinge in latyne.2
- 1The promises are ether put out or leaven dead and why.The promyses are ether put out or levē ded and why.
- 2Al is in latinAl is in latyn
They pray in latin / they Christen in latin / they bless in latin / they give absolution in latin only curse they in the english tongue. Wherein they take upon them greater authority then ever God gave them. For in their curses as they call them / with book bell and candle / they command 1God & Christ and the angels and all saints to curse them: curse them God (say they) father / son and holy ghost / curse them virgin Mary. &ce. O ye abominable? Who gave you authority to command God to curse? God commandeth you to bless and ye command him to curse. Bless them that persecute you: bless but curse not saith Saint Paul Romanorum. xij. What tyranny will these not use over men / which presume and take upon them to be lords over God and to command him? If God shall curse any man who shall bless and make him better? No man can amē de him selfe / except God pour his