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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 for as much as they to deceive with all arm them selves against the with arguments and persuasions of fleshly wisdom / with worldly similitudes with shadows / with false allegories / with false expositions of the scripture contrary unto the living and practising of Christ and the Apostles / with lies and false miracles / with false names / dome ceremonies / with disguising of hypocrisy / with the authorities of the fathers and last of all with the violence of the temporal sword: 1therefore do thou contrary wise arm thy self / to defend the with all / as Paul teacheth in the last chapter to the Ephesians Gird on the the sword of the spirit which is Gods word and take to the the shield of faith / which is not to believe a tale of Robyn hood or Gestus Romanorum or of the Chronicles / but to believe Gods word that lasteth ever.
And for as moch as they to disceave with all arme them selves agenst the with argumentes and persuasions of fleshly wisdome / with worldly similitudes with shadowes / with false allegories / with false exposicions of the scripture contrary vnto the livinge and practisinge of Christe and the Apostles / with lyes and false myracles / with false names / dome ceremonies / with disgisinge of ypocresy / with the auctorites of the fathers and last of all with the violence of the temperall swerde: 1therefore do thou contrary wise arme thy selfe / to defende the with all / as Paul teacheth in the last chapter to the Ephesians Gyrde on the the swerde of the spirite which is Gods worde and take to the the shilde of fayth / which is not to beleve a tale of Robyn hode or Gestus Romanorum or of the Cronycles / but to beleve Gods worde that lasteth ever.
- 1The armour af a christen man is gods word and faith.The armure af a christē mā ys gods word and fayth.
And when the Pope with his falsehood challengeth temporal authority above king and Emperor: set before the five and twenty Chapter off Saint Matthew. Where