A14136:404
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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The stars of the scripture promise us none other fortune / in as much as we deny Christ with the wicked Jews and will not have him reign over us: but will be still children of darkness under Antichrist and Antichrists possession / burning the Gospel of Christ and defending a faith that may not stand with his holy testament.
The starres of the scripture promyse vs none other fortune / in as moch as we denye Christ with the weked Iewes and will not have hym regne over vs: but wilbe styll childern of darknes vnder Antichrist ād Antichristes possession / burnynge the Gospell of Christ and defēdynge a fayth that may not stond with his holy testament.
If any man shed blood in the church / it shall be interdicted / till he have paid for the hallowing. If he be not able the parish must pay or else shall it stand all ways interdicted. They will be avenged on them that never offended. Full well prophesied of them Paul in the second pistle to Timothy. iij. ⟨image 159⟩Some man will say / wouldest thou that men should fight in the church unpunished? Nay but let the king ordain a punishment for them / as he doeth for them that fight in his palace and let not all the parish be troubled for once fault. And as for their hallowing is the juggling of Antichrist. A Christen man is the temple of God and of the holy ghost / and hallowed in Christs blood. A Christen man is holy in him self by reason of the sprite that dwelleth in him and the place wherein he is / is holy be reason of him / whether he be in the field or town. A christen husband sanctifieth an unchristen wife and a christen wife an unchristen husband (as concerning the use of matrimony) saith Paul to the Corinthians. If now while we seek to be hallowed in Christ / we are found unholy and must be hallowed by the ground or place or walls / then died Christ in vain. How be it Antichrist must have where with to sit in mens consciences and to make them fear where is no fear and to rob them of their faith and to make them trust in that can not help them / and to seek holiness of that which is not holy in it self.