A14136:318
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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But as soon as he came to christ he was no more a sinner but a minister of righteousness ⟨image 121⟩he went / not to Rome to take penance upon him / but went and preached unto his brethren the same mercy which he had received free / without doing penance or hiring of saints or of monks or friars. More over if it be Gods word that thou should put thy trust in the saints merits or prayers / then be bold▪ For Gods word shall defend thee and save thee. If it be but thine own reason / then fear. For God commandeth by Moses Deuteronomion. xij. saying: what I command you that observe and do / and put no thing to / nor take ought therefrom: ye & Moses warneth straitly in an hundred places that we do that only which God commandeth and which seemeth good and righteous in his sight and not in our own sight. For nothing bringeth the wrath of god so soon and so sore on a man / as the idolatry of his own imagination.
But as sone as he came to christ he was no moare a sīner but a mnister of righteousnes ⟨image 121⟩he went / not to Rome to take penaūce apō him / but went and preached vnto his brethern the same mercy which he had receaved fre / without doinge penaunce or hyringe of sayntes or of monkes or freres. Moare over if it be Gods worde that thou shuld put thy trust in the sayntes merites or prayers / then be bold▪ For Gods worde shall defende the and save the. Yf it be but thine awne reason / then feare. For God commaūdeth by Moyses Deuteronomion. xij. sayenge: what I cō maunde you that observe and doo / and put no thynge to / ner take oughte therfro: yee & Moses warneth straytly in an hundred places that we doo that only which God commaundeth and which semeth good ād righteous in his sighte ād not in oure awne sighte. For nothinge bringeth the wrath of god so sone and so sore on a man / as the ydolatry of his awne imagination.
Last of all thes arguments are contrary to the arguments of Christ and of his apostles. Christ disputeth Luke. xj saying: if the son axe the father bred / will he give him a stone? or if he ask him fish / will he give him a serpent? and so forth. If ye then (saith he) which are evil can give good gifts to your children / how much rather shall your heavenly father give a good sprite unto them that ask him? And a little before in the same chapter he saith. If a man came never s