A14136:389
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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More over Christ became pore to make other men rich / and bond to make other free. He left also with his disciples the law of love. Now love seeketh not her own profit: but her neighbours: love seeketh not her own freedom / but becometh surety and bond to make her neighbour free.1 Damned therefore are the spirituality by all the laws of God / which through falsehood and disguised ⟨p. Cliij⟩hypocrisy have sought so great profit / so great riches / so great authority and so great liberties / and have so beggared the lay and so brought them in subjection and bondage and so despise them / that they have set up franchises in all towns and villages for whosoever robbeth / murdereth or slayeth them / and even for traitors unto the kings person also.
Moare over Christe became pore to make other men riche / and bonde to make other fre. He left also with his disciples the law of love. Now love seketh not hir awne profitte: but hyr neybours: love seketh not hyr awne fredome / but becometh suertye ād bonde to make hir neyboure fre.1 Damned therfore are the spiritualte by all the lawes of God / which thorow falshed and disgised ⟨p. Cliij⟩ypocrisy have soughte so great profite / so great riches / so greate auctorite and so greate liberties / and have so bedgerd the laye and so broughte them in subieccion and bondage and so despice them / that they have set vp frauncheses in all townes and villages for whosoever robbeth / morthereth or sleyeth them / ād even for traytours vnto the kynges person also.
- 1The pope hath a law that none of his sprites may be surety.The pope hath a law that none of his sprites maye be suerty.