A14136:305
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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If Paul were here and loved me (as he loved them of his time to whom he was sent and to whom he was a servant to preach Christ / 1what good could he do for me or wish me / but preach Christ and pray to God for me / to open mine heart / to give me his sprite and to bring me unto the full knowledge of Christ? unto which port or haven / when I am once come / I am as safe as Paul / fellow with Paul / join their with Paul of all the promises of God and Gods trueth beareth my prayer as well as Pauls I also now could not but love Paul and wish him good / and pray for him / that God would strength him in all his temptations and give him victory / as he would do for me.2 Never the less there are many weak / and young consciences all ways in the congregation which they that ⟨image 118⟩have the office to preach ought to teach and not to deceive them.
Yf Paul were here and loved me (as he loved thē of his tyme to whom he was sent and to whom he was a servaunte to preach Christe / 1what good coulde he doo for me or wish me / but preach Christ ād praye to God for me / to open myne herte / to geve me his sprite and to bringe me vnto the full knowleage of Christ? vnto which porte or haven / when I am once come / I am as safe as Paul / felow with Paul / ioyn theyre with Paul of all the promyses of God ād Gods trueth beareth my prayer as well as Pauls I also now coulde not but love Paul and wish him good / and praye for him / that God wolde strength him in all his temptations and geve him victory / as he wolde doo for me.2 Never the lesse there are many weak / and younge consciences all wayes in the cōgregation which they that ⟨image 118⟩have the office to preach ought to teach ād not to disceave them.
- 1What he should pray that prayeth for his neighbour.