A14136:400
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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They have also corrupt the saints lives with lies and feigned miracles and have put many things out of the sentence or great curse / as raising of rent and fines & hiring men out of their houses / and what soever wickedness they them selves do and have put a great part of the stories and chronicles out of the way lest their falsehood should be seen. For there is no mischief or disorder / whether it be in the temporal regiment or else in the spiritual where of they are not the chief causes and even the very fountain & springs & as we say / the well heed so that it is impossible to preach against any mischief except thou begin at them or to set any reformation in the world except thou reform them first. Now are they indurate & tough as Pharaoh & will not bow unto any right way or order. And therefore ⟨image 157⟩persecute they Gods word and the preachers thereof / and on the other side lye await unto all princes and stir up all mischief in the world and send them to war and occupy their minds there with or with other voluptuousness / lest they should have leisure to hear the word of God and to set an order in their realms.
They have also corrupte the sayntes lyves with lyes and fayned myracles and have put many thinges out of the sentence or great curse / as reysinge of rente and fines & hyringe men out of their houses / and what soever wekednes they them selves doo and have put a greate parte of the stories and cronycles out of ye waye lest their falsheed shulde besene. For there is no myscheve or disorder / whether it be in the temperall regimēte or else in the spirituall where of they are not the chefe causes and even the very founteyne & springes & as we saye / the well heed so that it is impossible to preach agēste any mischeve excepte thou begynne at them or to sette any reformacion in the worlde excepte thou reforme them fyrst. Now are they indurate & tough as Pharao & will not bow vnto any ryghte waie or ordre. And therfore ⟨image 157⟩persecute they Gods worde and the preachers therof / and on the other syde lye awayte vnto all princes and stere vp all misheve in the worlde and sende them to warre and occupie their myndes there with or with other voluptuosnes / lest they shuld have leyser to heare the worde of God and to sette an order in their realmes.