A14136:379
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 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.
And when the freres saye / they doo moare then their dutie when they preach and moare then they are 1bounde to:2 to saye oure service are we bounde (saye they) and that is oure dutie and to preach is moare then we are bounde to. Set thou before the how that Christes bloud shedinge hath bounde vs to love one a nother with all oure myghte and to doo the vttemost of oure power one to a nother. And Paul sayeth .j. Corinth. ix. Wo be vnto me yf I preach not: yee wo is vnto hym that hath where with to helpe his neyboure and to make him better and doo it not. Yf they thinke it moare then their dutie to preach Christe vnto you then they thinke it moare then their dutie to praye that ye shuld come to the knowlege of Christe. And therfore it is no mervell though they take so great laboure: ye and so great wages also to kepe you styll in darkenes.
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