A14136:376
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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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 ⟨image 149⟩Christ commandeth Peter to put up his sword. And set before the Paul. ij. Corin. x. Where he saith the weapons of our war are not carnal things but mighty in god to bring all understanding in captivity under the obedience of Christ / that is / the weapons are Gods word and doctrine and not swords of iron and steal / and set before the the doctrine of Christ and of his Apostles and their practise
And when the Pope with his falsheed calēgeth tēperall auctorite above kynge and Emperoure: set before the fyve and twenty Chapter off Saynte Mathew. Where ⟨image 149⟩Christ cōmaundteth Peter to put vp his swerde. And set before the Paul. ij. Corin. x. Where he saith the wepons of oure warre are not carnall thinges but myghty in god to bringe all vnderstandinge in captivite vnder the obedience of Christ / that is / the wepons are Gods worde and doctrine ād not swerdes of yeron and stele / and set before the ye doctrine of Christe ād of his Apostles and their practise
And when the Pope challengeth authority over his fellow Bishops and over all the congregation of Christ by succession of Peter set before the the first of the Acts where Peter for all his authority put no man in the room of Judas / but all the Apostles chose two indifferently and cast lots desiring God to temper them that the lot might fall on the most ablest. And Acts viij. the apostles sent Peter / and in the .xj. call him to reckoning and to give accounts of that he hath done.
And when the Pope calengeth auctorite over his fellow Bisshopes and over all the congregacion of Christe by succession of Peter set before the the fyrst of the Actes where Peter for all his auctorite put no mā in the rowme of Iudas / but all the Apostles chose two indifferently and cast lottes desyringe God to temper them that the lotte myght fall on the most ablest. And Actes viij. the apostles sente Peter / and in the .xj. call hym to rekenynge and to geve acomptes of that he hath done.