A14136:313
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.
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 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.
The saynte was greate with God when he was a lyve / as it appereth by the myracles which God shewed for hī / he must therfore he greate now say they. This reason appereth ⟨image 120⟩wisdome / but is very folyshnes with God 1For ye myracle was not shewed that thou shulde put thy trust in the sainte / but in the worde which the saynte preached / which worde yf thou belevedest it / wold save y• / as god hath promysed & sworne / & wolde make y• also greate with God / as it did the saynte.
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If a man have a matter with a great man or a king / he must goo first unto one of his mean servants and then higher and higher till he come at the king. This enrysynge argument is but a blind reason of mans wit It is not like in the kingdom of the world and in the kingdom of God and christ.