The Obedience of a Christian Man

I proved also that all men without exception are under the temporal sword / what so ever names they give them selves. Because the priest is chosen out of the lay men / to teach this obedience / is that a lawful cause for him to disobey? Because he preacheth that the lay man should not steal / is it therefore lawful for him to steal ⟨image 153⟩unpunished? Because thou teachest me that I may not kill / or if I do the king must kill me again / is it therefore lawful for the to kill and goo free? Other whether is it rather mete that thou which art my guide to teach me the right way shouldest walk therein before me? The priests of the old law with their high Bishop Aaron and all his successors / though they were anointed by Gods commandment and appointed to serve God in his temple and exempt from all offices and ministering of worldly matters / were yet never the less under the temporal sword / if they brake the laws. Christ saith to Peter / all that take the sword / shall perish by the sword. Here is none exception. Paul saith all souls must obey. Here is none exception. Paul him self is here not exempt. God saith Gene. ix. Who so ever shedeth mans blood / by man shall his blood be shed again. Here is none exception.

I proved also that all men without excepcion are vnder the temperall swerde / what so ever names they geve them selves. Because the prest is chosen out of the laye men / to teach this obedience / is that a lawfull cause for hym to disobeye? Because he preacheth that ye laye mā shulde not stele / is it therfore lawfull for hī to stele ⟨image 153⟩vnpunished? Because thou teachest me that I maye not kyll / or yf I doo the kynge must kyll me agayne / is it therfore lawfull for the to kyll ād goo free? Other whether is it rather mete that thou which art my gyde to teach me the righte waye shuldest walke therin before me? The prestes of the olde law with their hye Bisshope Aaron and all his successours / though they were annoynted by Gods commaundmente and appoynted to serve God in his temple and exempte frō all offices and ministeringe of wordly matters / were yet never the lesse vnder the temporall swerde / yf they brake the lawes. Christe saith to Peter / all that take the swerde / shall perish by the swerde. Here is none exception. Paul saith all soules must obeye. Here is none excepcion. Paul hym selfe is here not exēpte. God saith Gene. ix. Who so ever shedeth mās bloude / by mā shal his bloude be shede agayne. Here is none excepcion.