A14136:360
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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And as they are false prophets which prove with allegories / similitudes and worldly reasons that which is no where made mention of in the scripture. 1Even so count them for false prophets which expound the scriptures drawing them unto a worldly purpose clean contrary unto the 2example / living / and practising of Christ and of his Apostles and of all the holy prophets. For saith Peter. ij. Petri. j. no prophesy in the scripture hath any private interpretation. For the scripture came not by the will of man: but the holy men of God spake / as they were moved by the holy ghost. No place of the scripture may have a private exposition / that is it may not be expound after the will of man or after the will of the flesh or drawn unto a worldly purpose contrary unto the open texts and the general articles of the faith and the whole course of the scripture and contrary to the living and practising of Christ and the Apostles and holy prophets. For as they came not by the ⟨image 142⟩will of man so may they not be drawn or expound after the will of man: but as they came by the holy ghost / so must they be expound and understand by the holy ghost. The scripture is that where with God draweth us unto him and not where with we should be lead from him. The scriptures spring out of God and flow unto Christ / and were given to lead 3us to Christ. Thou must therefore goo along by the scripture as by a line / until thou come at Christ / which is the ways end and resting place. If any man therefore use the scripture to draw the from Christ and to nosell the in any thing save in Christ / the same is a false prophet. And that thou mayest perceive what Peter meaneth / it followeth in the text. 4There where false prophets among the people (whose prophesies were belly wisdom) as there shall be false teachers among you: with shall privily bring in damnable 5sects (as thou seest how we are divided in to monstrous sects or orders of religion) even denying the lord that hath bought them. (For every one of them taketh on him to sell thee for money that which God in Christ promiseth the freely) and many shall follow their damnable ways / by whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of (as thou seest how the way of truth is become heresy seditious or cause of insurrection