A14136:316
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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We be sinners say they / God will not hear us. Behold how they flee from god as from a tyrant merciless. Whom a man counteth most merciful unto him he sonest fleeth. But these teachers dare not come at God. Why? For they are the children of cain. If the saints love whom god hateth / then God and his saints are divided. When thou prayest to the saints / how do they know / except that god / whom thou countest merciless / tell them? If god be so cruel and so hateth the it is not likely that he will tell the saints that thou prayest unto them.
We be synners saye they / God will not heare vs. Behold how they fle from god as from a tyraunte mercylesse. Whom a man counteth most mercyfull vnto him he sonest fleeth. But these teachers dare not come at God. Why? For they are the childern of cayn. Yf the sayntes love whom god hateth / then God and his sayntes are devided. Whē thou prayest to the sayntes / how doo they know / excepte that god / whom thou countest mercylesse / tell them? Yf god be so cruell and so hateth the it is not lykely that he will tell the sayntes that thou prayest vnto them.
When they say we be sinners:1 I answer / that Christ is no sinner / save a satisfaction / and an offering for sin. Take Christ from the saints and what are they? What is Paul without Christ? is he any thing save a blasphemer / a persecutor / a murderer / and a shedder of Christen blood?
When they saye we be synners:1 I answere / that Christ is no synner / save a satisfaction / and an offeringe for synne. Take Christ from the sayntes and what are they? What is Paul without Christ? ys he any thynge save a blasphemer / a persecuter / a murtherer / and a sheder of Christen bloud?
- 1Christ is no sinner▪