A14136:410
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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Then come we to the sacraments / where thou seest that the work of the sacrament saveth not / but the faith in the promise which the sacrament signifieth justifieth us only. There hast thou that a priest is but a servant to teach only and what so ever he taketh upon him more then to preach and to minister the sacraments of Christ (which is also preaching) is falsehood.
Then come we to the sacramentes / where thou seyst that the worke of the sacramente saveth not / but the fayth in the promyse which the sacramente signyfieth iustifieth vs only. There hast thou that a prest is but a servaunte to teach only and what so ever he taketh apon hym moare then to preach and to mynister the sacramentes of Christ (which is also preachinge) is falsheed.
Then cometh how they juggle through dome ceremonies and how they make merchandise with feigned words / penance / a pena et a culpa / satisfaction / attrition / character / purgatory pickpurse and how through confession they make the sacraments and all the promise of none effect or valve. There seest thou that absolving is but preaching the promises and cursing ⟨image 161⟩or excommunicating preaching the law / and of their power / and of their keys / of false miracles and of praying to saints. There seest thou that ceremonies did not the miracles but faith: even as it was not Moses rod that did the miracles but Moses faith in the promise of God. Thou seest also that to have a faith where God hath not a promise is idolatry. And there also seest thou how the Pope exalteth him self above God and commandeth him to obey his tyranny. Last of all thou hast there that no man ought to preach but he that is called.
Then cometh how they iuggle thorow dome ceremonyes and how they make marchaundice with fayned wordes / penaunce / a pena et a culpa / satisfaccion / attricion / character / purgatory pyckepurse and how thorow cōfession they make the sacramētes and all the promise of none effecte or valve. There seist thou yt absoluinge is but preachinge the promises ād cursinge ⟨image 161⟩