A14136:285
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. › ¶Anointing.¶Of the sacramentes. › ¶Anoylynge.
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Behold how narrowly the people look on the ceremony. If ought be left out / or if the child be not all together dipped in the water / or if / because the child is sick / the priest dare not plunge him into the water / but pour water on his heed / how tremble they? how quake they? how say ye sir John / say they / is this child christened enough? hath it his full christendom? They believe verily that the child is not christened:1 yea I have known priests that have gone unto the orders again supposing that they were not priests / because that the bishop left one of his ceremonies undone. That the call confirmation / the people call bishoping. They think that if the bishop butter the child in the forehead that it is safe.2 They think that the work maketh safe / and like wise suppose they of an oiling. Now is this false doctrine verily. For James saith in the first chapter of his Pistle. Of his good will begat he us with the word of life / that is / with the word of promise In which are we made Gods ⟨p. cviij⟩sons and heirs of the goodness of God before any good works. For we can not work Gods will till we be his sons and know his will and have his sprite to teach us. And saint Paul saith in the fifth chapter of his pistle to the Ephesians. Christ cleansed the congregation in the fountain of water through the word. And Peter saith in the first of his first pistle. Ye are borne anew / not of mortal seed / but of immortal seed / by the word of God which liveth and lasteth ever. Paul in every pistle warneth us that we put no trust in works / and to beware of persuasions or arguments of mans wisdom of superstitiousness / of ceremonies of Pope holiness and of all manner disguising. And exhorteth us to cleave fast unto the naked and pure word of God 3The promise of God is the anchor that saveth us in all temptations. If all the world be against us / Gods word is stronger then the world. If the world kill us / that shall make us a live again. If it be possible for the world to cast us in to hell from thence yet shall Gods word bring us again. Hereby seest thou that it is not the work but the promise that justifieth us through faith. Now where no promise is there can no faith be and therefore no justifying though there be never so glorious works. The sacrament of Christs body after this wise preach they.