A14136:36
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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Christ commandeth to search the scriptures John. v.1 Though that miracles bare record unto his doctrine / yet desired he no faith to be given ether unto his doctrine or unto his miracles / without record of the scripture. When Paul preached / Acts. xvij. the other searched the scriptures daily / whether they were as he alleged them. Why shall not I like wise see / whether it be the scripture ye thou allegest: ye why shall I not see the scripture and the circumstances and what goeth before and after / that I may know whether thine interpretation be the right sense / or whether thou jugglest and drawest the scripture violently unto thy carnal and fleshly purpose? or whether thou be about to teach me or to deceive me.
Christ commaundeth to sherch the scriptures Iohn. v.1 Though that miracles bare recorde vnto his doctrine / yet desyred he no fayth to be geven ether vnto his doctrine or vnto his miracles / without recorde of the scripture. When Paul preached / Actes. xvij. the other sherched ye scriptures dayly / whether they were as he alleged thē. Why shal not I lyke wise se / whether it be the scripture ye thou allegest: yee why shall I not se the scripture and the circumstāces and what goeth before and after / that I maye know whether thyne interpretaciō be the right sence / or whether thou iuglest and drawest the scripture violently vnto thy carnall and fleshly purpose? or whether thou be aboute to teach me or to disceave me.
- 1Search the scripturesSherch the scriptures
Christ saith that there shall come false prophets in his name and say that they them selves are Christ / that is / they shall so preach Christ that men must believe in them in their holiness and things of their imagination without Gods word: ye and that against Christ or Antichrist that