A14136:279
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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¶Of the sacraments. › ¶Confirmation.¶Of the sacramentes. › ¶Confirmacion.
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¶Confirmation.
¶Confirmacion.
IF confirmation have a promise / then it justifieth / as fer as the promise extendeth. If it have no promise / then is it not of God as the Bishops be not.1 The Apostles and ministers of God preach Gods word / and Gods signs or sacraments signify Gods word also and put us in remembrance of the promises which God hath made unto us in Christ. 2Contrary wise Antichrists Bishops preach not and their sacraments speak not / but as the disguised Bishops mum / so are their superstitious sacraments dumb. After that the Bishops had left preaching ⟨image 106⟩/ then feigned they this dome ceremony of confirmation to have somewhat at the lest way / whereby they might reign over their dioceses.3 They reserved unto them selves also the christening of belles and conjuring or hallowing of churches and churchyards / and of altars and superaltars / and hollowing of chalices and so forth / what so ever is of honour or profit. Which confirmation and the other conjurations also they have now committed to their 4Suffragans: because they them selves have no leisure to minister such things / for their lusts and pleasures and abundance of all things / and for the cumbrance that they have in the kings matters and business of the realm. 5One keepeth the privy seal / another the great seal / the third is confessor / that is to say / a privy traitor and a secret Judas / he is president of the princes council / he an ambassador / another sort are of the kings secret council. Woo is unto the Realms where they are of the council. As profitable are they verily unto the Realms with their council / as the wolves unto the sheep or the foxes unto the guise.