A14136:356
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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Now to ask of God more then he hath promised cometh of a false faith and is plain idolatry: and to desire 1a miracle where there is natural remedy / is tempting of God. And of pain taking this wise understand. He that taketh pain to keep the commandments of god is sure there by that he loveth god and that he hath gods sprite in him. And the more pain a man taketh (I mean patiently and without grudging) the more he loveth God and the perfecter he is and near unto that health which the souls of all christen men long for and the more purged from the infirmity and sin that remaineth in the flesh: but to look for any other reward or promotion in heaven or in the life to come than that which God hath promised for Christs sake and ⟨image 140⟩which Christ hath deserved for us with his pain taking / is abominable in the sight of God. For Christ only hath purchased the reward / and our pain taking to keep the commandments doeth but purge the sin that remaineth in the flesh / and certify us that we are chosen & sealed with Gods spirit unto the tewarde that Christ hath purchased for us.
Now to aske of God moare then he hath promysed cometh of a false fayth and is playne ydolatry: and to desyre 1a myracle where there is naturall remedy / is temptinge of God. And of payne takynge this wyse vnderstande. He that taketh payne to kepe ye commaundmentes of god is sure ther by that he loveth god ād that he hath gods sprite in him. And the moare payne a man taketh (I meane paciently ād without grouginge) the moare he loveth God and the perfecter he is ād neare vnto that health which the soules of all christen men longefore and the moare purged from the infirmyte and synne that remayneth in the fleshe: but to loke for any other rewarde or promocion in heven or in the lyfe to come thā that which God hath promysed for Christes sake and ⟨image 140⟩which Christe hath deserved for vs with his payne takynge / is abhominable in the syght of God. For Christe only hath purchesed the rewarde / and oure payne takynge to kepe the commaundmentes doeth but purge the synne that remayneth in the flesh / and cerrifie vs that we are chosen & sealed with Gods spirite vnto the tewarde that Christe hath purchased for vs.