A14136:292
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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Nether needeth a christen man to run hither or thither / to Rome / to Jerusalem / or saint James or any other pilgrimage fer or near / to be saved thereby / or to purchase forgiveness of his since.1 For a christen mans health and salvation is with in him: even in his mouth. Roma. x. The word is nigh ⟨p. Cxj⟩/ e•en in thy mouth and in thine heart that is the word of faith which we preach saith Paul. If we believe the promises with our hearts and confess them with our mouths / we are safe. This is our health with in us. But how shall they believe that / they hear not? And how shall they hear without a preacher saith Paul Roma. x. For look on the promises of God and so are all our preachers dome. Or if they preach them they so sau•e them and leaven them that no stomach can broke them nor find any saver in them. For they paint us such an ear 2confession as is impossible to be kept / and more impossible that it should stand with the promises and testament of God. And they join them penance / as they call it / to fast / to goo pilgrimages & give so much to make satisfaction with all. They preach their masses / their merits / their pardons / their ceremonies and put the promise clean out of possession. The word of health and salvation is nigh the / in thy mouth and thine heart saith paul. Nay say they / thy salvation is in our faithful ear3. That is their hold / thereby know they all secrets / there by mock they all men and all mens wives and beguile knight and squire / lord and king / and betray all realms.4 The Bishops with the Pope have a certain conspiracy and secret treason against the whole ⟨image 112⟩world. And by confession know they what kings and Emperors think. If ought be against them / do they never so evil / then move they their captives to war & to fight and give them pardons to slay whom they will have taken out of the way. They have with falsehood taken from all kings and emperors their right and duties / which now they call their freedoms liberties and privileges and have perverted the ordinances that god left in the world / and have made every