A14136:294
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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I will therefore that where a congregation is gathered together in Christ one be chosen after the rule of Paul / and that he only preach / and else no man openly: but that every man teach his household after the same doctrine. But if the preacher preach false: then whosoevers heart God moveth / to the same it shall be lawful to rebuke and improve the false teacher with the clear and manifest scripture / and that same is no doubt a true prophet sent of God. For the scripture is Gods and theirs that believe and not the false prophets.
I will therfore that where a congregation is gathered to gether in Christ one be chosen after the rule of Paul / and that he only preach / and else no mā opē ly: but that every man teach his housholde after the same doctrine. But if the preacher preach false: thē whosoevers herte God moveth / to the same it shalbe lawfull to rebuke and improve the false teacher with the clere and manyfest scripture / and that same is no doute a true prophete sente of God. For the scripture is Gods and thers that beleve and not the false prophetes.
Sacrament is than as much to say as an holy sign. And the sacraments which Christ ordained preach Gods word unto us and therefore justify and minister the sprite to them that believe / as Paul through preaching the Gospel was a minister of righteousness and of the sprite unto all that believed his preaching. Dome ceremonies are no sacraments / but superstitiousness. Christs sacraments preach the faith of Christ as his apostles did and thereby justify. Antichrists dome ceremonies preach not the faith that is in Christ / as his Apostles our ⟨p. Cxiij⟩misshapes and cardinals do not. But as Antichrists bishops are ordained to kill who so ever preach the true faith of Christ so are his ceremonies ordained to quench the faith which Christs sacraments preach.1 And hereby mayest thou know the difference between Christs signs or sacraments and Antichrists signs or ceremonies / that Christs signs speak & antichrists be dome