A14136:308
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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More over the end of Gods miracles is good / the end of these miracles are evil. For the offerings which are the cause of the miracles do but minister and maintain vice / 1sin and all abomination / and are given to them that have to much so that for very abundance / they foam out their own shame and corrupt the whole world with the stench of their filthiness
Moare over the ende of Gods myracles is good / the ende of these myracles are evyll. For the offeringes which are the cause of the myracles doo but mynister and mayntene vice / 1synne and all abhomination / and are geven to thē that have to moch so that for very aboundance / they fome out their awn shame and corrupte the whole worlde with the stench of their filthynes
- 1Offerings cause the miracles.Offerynges cause the myracles.
Thereto what so ever is not of faith is sin / Romanorum. xiiij. Faith cometh by herring Gods word Roma. x. When now thou fastest or doest any thing in the worship of any saint believing to come to the favour of God or to be saved thereby if thou have Gods word / then is it true faith and shall save thee. If thou have not Gods word / then is it a false faith superstitiousness and idolatry and damnable sin.
Thereto what so ever is not of fayth is synne / Romanorum. xiiij. Fayth cometh by heringe Gods worde Roma. x. Whē now thou fastest or doest any thinge in the worshepe of any saynte belevinge to come to the favoure of God or to be saved therby yf thou have Gods worde / then is it true fayth and shall save the. Yf thou have not Gods worde / then is it a fals fayth superstitiousnes and ydolatry and damnable synne.