A14136:303
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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¶Gf miracles and worshipping of saints.¶Gf miracles and worsheppinge of sayntes.
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Contrary wise the miracles of Antichrist are done to pull the from the word of God and from believing his promises & from Christ & to put thy trust in a man or a ceremony wherein Gods word is not.1 As soon as Gods word is believed the faith spread abroad then cease the miracles of god But ⟨image 117⟩the miracles of Antichrist / because they are wrought by the devil / to quench the faith / grow daily more and more: nether shall cease until the worlds end among them that believe not Gods word and promises. Seest thou not how God loosed and send forth all the devils in the old world among the heathen or gentiles? And how the devils wrought miracles and spake to them in every image? Even so shall the devil work falsehood by one craft or another until the worlds end among them that believe not Gods word. For the judgement and dam nation of him that hath no lust to hear the truth / is to hear lies and to be stablished and grounded therein through false miracles / and he that will not see / is worthy to be blind and he that biddeth the sprite of God goo from him is worthy to be without him.
COntrary wise the myracles of Antichrist are done to pull the from ye worde of God ād from belevinge his promyses & frō Christ & to put thy trust in a mā or a ceremony wherein Gods worde is not.1 As sone as Gods worde is beleved ye fayth spred abrode thē sease ye myracles of god But ⟨image 117⟩the myracles of Antichrist / because they are wrought by the devyll / to quench the fayth / growe dayly moare and moare: nether shall cease vntyll the worldes ende amonge them that beleve not Gods worde ād promyses. Seist thou not how God loosed and sende forthe all the devyls in the old worlde amō ge the hethen or gentyls? And how the devyls wrought myracles and spake to them in every image? Even so shall the devyll worke falsheed by one craft or a nother vntyll ye worldes ende amonge them that beleve not Gods worde. For the iudgemente and dā nation of hym that hath no lust to heare the trouth / is to hearelyes and to be stablyshed and groūded therin thorow false myracles / and he that will not se / is worthy to be blynde ād he that byddeth the sprite of God goo from hym is worthy to be without him.