A14136:362
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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Math. xvj. When Peter saith to Christ thou art the Son of the living God / ⟨image 143⟩and Christ answered / thou art Peter and upon this rock I will build my congregation. By the rock interpret they Peter. And then cometh the pope and will be Peters successor / whether Peter will or will not / ye whether God will or will not and though all the scripture say nay to any such succession / and sayeth / lo I am the rock / the foundation and heed of Christs church 1Now sayeth all the scripture that the rock is Christ / the faith and Gods word. As christ sayeth Math. vij. he that heareth my words & doeth thereafter is like a man that buildeth on a rock. For the house that is build on Gods words will stand / though heaven should fall. And John. xv. Christ is the wine & we the branches / so is Christ the rock / the stock & foundation where on we be build. And Paul. j. Cor. iij. calleth Christ our foundation & all other / whether it be Peter or Paul / he calleth our servants to preach Christ & to build us on him. If therefore the pope be peters successor / his duty is to preach Christ only and other authority hath he none.2 And .ij.xj. Paul marrieth us unto Christ and driveth us from all trust and confidence in man And Ephesio. ij. sayeth Paul. Ye are build on the foundation of the Apostles and prophets / that is on the word which they preached / Christ being / saith he / the head corner stone / in whom every building coupled ⟨p. cxliij⟩together groweth up in to an holy temple in the lord / in whom also ye are build together and made an habitation for God in the spirit. And Peter in the second of his first pistle buildeth us on Christ / contrary unto the Pope which buildeth us on him self. Hell gates shall not prevail against it / that is to say / against the congregation that is build upon Christs faith and upon Gods word. Now were the Pope the rock / hell gates could not prevail against him. For the house could not stand if the rock and foundation where on it is build did perish: but the contrary see we in our Popes. For hell gates have prevailed against them many hundred years / and have swallowed them up: if Gods word be true & the stories that are written of them: ye or if it be true that we see with our yes. I will give the the keys of heaven saith Christ / and not I give. And