A14136:53
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 obedience of all degrees proved by Gods word and first of children unto there elders.
¶The obedience of all degrees proved by Gods worde and first of childern vnto there elders.
God (which worketh all in all things) for a secret judgement and purpose and for his godly pleasure / provided an hour that thy father and mother should come together / to make the through them. He was present with them thy mothers womb and fashioned thee and breathed life in to thee / and for the great love he had unto the / provided milk in thy mothers breasts for the against thou were borne: moved also thy father and mother and all other to love the / to pity thee and to care for thee.
GOd (which worketh all in all thinges) for a secret iudgement and purpose and for his godly pleasure / provided an houre that thy father and mother shuld come to gether / to make the thorow them. He was present with them thy mothers wombe and facioned the and brethed lyfe in to the / and for the greate love he had vnto the / provided milke in thy mothers brestes for the agaynst thou were borne: moved also thy father and mother and all other to love the / to pitie the and to care for the.
And as he made thee through them / so hath he cast thee under the power and authority of them / to obey & serve them 1in his stead saying: honour thy father & mother. Exodi. xx. Which is not to be understand in bowing the knee & putting of the cap only / but that thou love them with all thine heart & fear and dread them & wait on their commandments and seek their worship / pleasure will and profit in all things / & give thy life for them counting them worthy of all honour / remē bring that thou art their good and possession / an that thou owest unto them thine own