A14136:314
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 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.
If a man have a mater with a greate man or a kinge / he must goo fyrst vnto one of his meane servauntes and then hier ād hier tyll he come at the kynge. This enrysynge argumente is but a blinde reason of mans witte It is not lyke in the kyngdyme of the worlde and in the kyngdome of God and christ.
1With kings for the most part we have none acquaintance nether promise. They be also most commonly merciless. More over if they promise / they are yet men as unconstant as are other people and as untrue. But with god / if we have belief / we are accounted and have an open way in unto him by the door Christ which is never shut but through unbelief / nether is there any porter to keep any man out. By him saith Pol Ephe. ij. that is to say / by christ we have an open way in unto the father. So are ye now no more strangers and foreigners (saith he) but citizens with the saints & of the household of God. God hath also made us promises and hath sworn: yea hath made a testament or a covenant and hath bound ⟨p. Cxx⟩him self and hath sealed his obligation with Christs blood and confirmed it with miracles. He is also merciful and kind / and complaineth that we will not come unto him He is mighty and able to perform that he promiseth. He is true and can not be but true / as he can not be but God. Therefore is it not like with the king and God.
1With kynges for the most parte we have none accoyntaunce nether promise. They be also most comenly mercylesse. Moare over yf they promyse / they are yet men as vncō stante as are other people ād as vntrue. But with god / yf we have belefe / we are acomted and have an open waye in vnto him by the dore Christ which is never shutt but thorow vnbelefe / nether is there any porter to kepe any mā out. By him saith Poul Ephe. ij. that is to saye / by christe we have an opē waye in vnto the father. So are ye now no moare straungers and forenars (saith he) but cetysens with the sayntes & of the housholde of God. God hath also made vs promyses and hath sworne: ye hath made a testamente or a covenaunt and hath bound