A14136:340
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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¶The .iiij. senses of the scripture.¶The .iiij. senses of ye scripture.
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So in like manner the scripture borroweth words and sentences of a • manner things and maketh proverbs and similitudes or allegories. As Christ saith Luke. iiij. Physician heal thy self. Whose interpretation is do that at whom which thou do•st in strange places and that is the literal sense. So when I say Christ is a lamb / I mean ⟨p. cxxxj⟩not a lamb that beareth wool / but a meek and a patient lamb which is beaten for other mens faults. Christ is a vine / not that beareth grapes: but out of whose rote the branches that believe / suck the sprite of life and mercy and grace and power to be the sons of God and to do his will. The similitudes of the Gospel are allegories borrowed of worldly matters to express spiritual things. The Apocalypse or revelations of John are allegories whose literal sense is hard to find in many places.
So in lyke maner the scripture boroweth wordes and sentences of a • maner thīges and maketh proverbes and similitud•s or allegoryes. As Christ saith Luke. iiij. Phisicion heale thy selfe. Whose interpretacion is doo that at whome which thou do•st in straunge places and that is the literall sence. So when I saye Christ is a lābe / I meane ⟨p. cxxxj⟩not a lambe that beareth woll / but a meke and a paciente lambe which is beaten for other mens fautes. Christ is a vine / not that beareth grapes: but out of whose rote the braunches that beleve / sucke the sprite of lyfe ād mercy and grace and power to be the sonnes of God and to doo his will. The similitudes of the Gospell are allegories borowed of wordly matters to expresse spirituall thinges. The Apocalipse or revelaciōs of Iohn are allegories whose litterall sense is herde to fynde in many places.