A14136:312
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
¶Gf miracles and worshipping of saints.¶Gf miracles and worsheppinge of sayntes.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The reasons where with they prove their doctrine are but fleshly and as Paul calleth them / 1enticing words of mans wisdom / that is to wit / sophistry and brawling arguments of men with corrupt minds and destitute of the truth / whose God is their belly / unto which idol whosoever offereth not / the same is an heretic / and worthy to be brunt.
The reasons where with they prove their doctrine are but fleshly and as Paul calleth them / 1entysinge wordes of mans wisdome / that is to wete / sophistry and blawlinge argumentes of men with corrupte myndes and destitute of the trouth / whose God ys their bely / vnto which ydole whosoever offereth not / the same is an herytike / and worthy to be brunte.
- 1The reasons which they make for the worshipping of saints are solved.The reasons which they make for the worshepīge of sayntes are solved.
The saint was great with God when he was a live / as it appeareth by the miracles which God showed for him / he must therefore he great now say they. This reason appeareth ⟨image 120⟩wisdom / but is very foolishness with God 1For the miracle was not showed that thou should put thy trust in the saint / but in the word which the saint preached / which word if thou believedest it / would save y• / as god hath promised & sworn / & would make y• also great with God / as it did the saint.