A14136:288
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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The people are throughly brought in believe that the deed in it self without any further respect saveth them if they be so long at church or say so many pater nosters & rede so much in a tongue which they understand not or goo so much a pilgrimage and take so much pain or fast such a superstitious fast / or observe such a superstitious observance nether profitable to him self nor to his neighbour: but done of a good entente only / say they to please God with all: yea to kiss the pax they think it a meritorious dead / when to love their neighbour and to forgive him / which ⟨image 110⟩thing is signified thereby / they […] to do• / nor have power to do / nor […] •hat they are bound to do•t / if they […] by him. So sore have our false […] brought the people out of their […] and have wrapped them in darkness and have rocked them a sleep in blindness and ignorance. Now is all such doctrine false doctrine / and all such faith false faith. For the dead pleaseth not / but as fer forth as it is applied unto our neighbours profit or the taming of our bodies to heap the commandment.
The people are throuly brought in beleve that the dede in it selfe without any forther respecte saveth thē if they be so lōge at church or saye so many pater nosters & rede so moch in a tonge which they vnderstōde not or goo so moch a pilgremage and take so moch payne or fast soch a supersticious fast / or observe soch a superstitious observaunce nether profitable to him selfe ner to his neyboure: but done of a good entente only / saye they to please God with all: ye to kysse the paxe they thinke it a meritorious deade / when to love their neyboure and to forgeve him / which ⟨image 110⟩thinge is signifyed therby / they 〈…〉 to do• / nor have power to doo / nor 〈…〉 •hat they are bounde to do•t / yf they 〈…〉 by him. So sore have oure fals 〈…〉 broughte the people out of their and have wrapped them in darknes and have rocked them a slepe in blyndnes and ignorancy. Now is all soch doctrine false doctrine / and all soch fayth false fayth. For the deade pleaseth not / but as fer forth as it is applied vnto oure neybours profit or the tamynge of oure bodies to hepe the cōmaundmente.