A14136:378
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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1And when the Popes law commandeth saying: though that the Pope live never so wickedly and draw with him through his evil ensample innumerable thousands unto hell / yet see that no man presume to rebuke him / for he is head over all and no man over him: set before the Galath. ij. Where Paul rebuketh Peter openly. And see how both to the Corinthians and also to the Galatians ⟨p. cxlix⟩he will have no superior but Gods word and he that could teach better by Gods word. And because when he rehearsed his preaching and his doings unto the high Apostles / they could improve no thing / therefore will he be equal with the best.
1And when the Popes law cōmaundeth sayenge: though that the Pope lyve never so wekedly and draw with hym thorow his evell ensample innumerable thousandes vnto hell / yet se that no man presume to rebuke him / for he is hed over all and no man over hym: set before the Galath. ij. Where Paul rebuketh Peter openly. And se how both to the Corinthians ād also to the Galathiens ⟨p. cxlix⟩he will have no superior but Gods worde and he that coulde teach better by Gods worde. And because when he rehersed his preachinge and his doynges vnto the hye Apostles / they coulde improve no thinge / therfore will he be equall with the best.
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And when the friars say / they do more then their duty when they preach and more then they are 1bound to:2 to say our service are we bound (say they) and that is our duty and to preach is more then we are bound to. Set thou before the how that Christs blood shedding hath bound us to love one another with all our might and to do the utmost of our power one to another. And Paul sayeth .j. Corinth. ix. Woe be unto me if I preach not: ye woe is unto him that hath where with to help his neighbour and to make him better and do it not. If they think it more then their duty to preach Christ unto you then they think it more then their duty to pray that ye should come to the knowledge of Christ. And therefore it is no marvel though they take so great labour: yea and so great wages also to keep you still in darkness.