A14136:397
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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ON the other side I have also uttered the wickedness of the spirituality / the falsehood of the bishops & tuggulinge of the Pope / & how they have disguised them selves / borrowing some of their pomp of the Jews & some of the gentiles / & have with subtle wiles turned the obedience that should be given to Gods ordinance unto them selves. And how they have put out Gods testament and Gods trueth and set up their own traditions and lies / in which they have taught the people to believe & there by sit in their consciences as God / and have by that means robbed the world of lands and goods / of peace and unite / and of all temporal authority / and have brought the people in to the ignorance of God and have heaped the wrath of God upon all realms and namely upon the kings. Whom they ⟨image 156⟩have robed (I speak not of worldly things only) but even of their very natural wits. They make them believe that they are most Christen / when the live most abominably and will suffer no man in their Realms that believeth on Christ / and that they are defenders of the faith / when the burn the Gospel and promises of God / out of which all faith springeth.
ON the other syde I have also vttered the wekednes of ye spiritualte / ye falsheed of the bysshopes & tuggulīge of the Pope / & how they have disgysed thē selves / borowīge some of their pōpe of ye Iewes & some of ye gētyles / & have with sotyll wyles turned ye obediēce that shuld be gevē to Gods ordinaunce vnto them selves. And how they have put out Gods testamēte ād Gods trueth and sette vp their awne tradicions and lyes / in which they have taught the people to beleve & there by sitte in their consciences as God / and have by that meanes robbed the world of londes and goodes / of peace and vnite / and of all temporall auctorite / and have broughte the people in to the ignoraunce of God and have heped the wrath of God apon all realmes and namely apon the kynges. Whom they ⟨image 156⟩have robed (I speake not of worldly thynges only) but even of their very naturall wittes. They make them beleve that they are most Christen / when the lyve most abhominably and will sofre no man in their Realmes that beleveth on Christ / and that they are defenders of the fayth / when the burne the Gospell and promyses of God / out of which all fayth springeth.