A14136:323
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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It followeth. god setteth out his love that he hath to us / that is / he maketh it appear / that men may perceive love / if they be not more than stock blind. In as much saith Paul as ⟨image 123⟩while we were yet sinners / Christ died for us. Much more now / saith he (seeing we are justified by his blood) shall we be preserved from wrath through him. For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his son: much more seeing we are reconciled / we shall be preserved by his life. As who should say / if God loved us when we knew him not / much more loveth he us now we know him. If he were merciful unto us while we hated his law / much more merciful will he be now / seeing we love it and desire strength to fulfil it. And in the .viij. he argueth. If God spared not his own son but gave him for us all / how shall he not with him give us all things also?
It foloweth. god setteth out his love yt he hath to vs / yt is / he maketh it appere / yt mē may perceave love / if they be not moare thē stocke blynde. In as moch saith Paul as ⟨image 123⟩while we were yet synners / Christ died for vs. Moch moare now / saith he (seinge we are iustified by his bloude) shall we be preserved from wrath thorow him. For if whē we were enemyes we were reconsyled to God by the deeth of his sonne: moch moare seinge we are reconsiled / we shalbe preserved by his lyfe. As who shulde saye / yf God loved vs when we knew him not / moch moare loveth he vs now we know him. Yf he were mercyfull vnto vs while we hated his law / moch moare mercyfull will he be now / seinge we love it and desyre strngth to fulfill it. And in the .viij. he argueth. Yf God spared not his awne sonne but gave him for vs all / how shall he not with hī geve vs all thinges also?
Christ prayed John. xvij. not for the Apostles only / but also for as many as should believe through their preaching and was herd / what so ever we ask in his name the father giveth us Jo. xvj. Christ is also as merciful as the saints.