A14136:290
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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And as for our pain taking God rejoiceth not therein as a tyrant: but pitieth us and as it were morneth with us and is all way ready and at hand to help us / if we call / as a merciful father and a kind mother. Never the later he suffereth us to fall in to many temptations and much adversity: ye him self layeth ⟨image 111⟩the cross of tribulation on our backs / not that he rejoiceth in our sorrow / but to drive sin out of the flesh which can none other wise be cured: as the physician and surgeon do many things which are painful to the sick / not that they rejoice in the pains of the pore wretches: but to persecute and to drive out the diseases which can no other wise be healed.
And as for oure payne takinge God reioyseth not therin as a tyraunte: but pitieth vs and as it were morneth with vs and is all waye ready and at hande to helpe vs / yf we call / as a mercyfull father and a kynde mother. Never the later he sofereth vs to fall in to many temptacions and moch adversite: yee him selfe layeth ⟨image 111⟩the crosse of tribulaciō on oure backes / not that he reioyseth in our sorowe / but to dryve sinne out of the flesh which cā none other wise be cured: as the phisicion and surgion doo many thinges which are paynefull to the sycke / not that they reioyse in the paynes of the pore wretches: but to persecute and to dryve out the diseases which can no other wyse be healed.
When the people believe therefore if they do so much work or suffer so much pain or goo so much a pilgrimage / that they are safe / is a false faith. For a christen man is not saved by works / but by faith in the promises before all good works / though that the works (when we work Gods commandment with a good will and not works of our own imagination) declare that we are safe and that the sprite of him that hath made us safe is in us: ye and as God through preaching of faith doeth purge and justify / even so thorough working of deeds doeth he purge and justify the members / making us perfect both in body and likeness of Christ.