A14136:60
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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If thou obey (though it be but carnally (either for fear / for vain glory or profit) thy blessing shall be long life upon the earth.1 For he saith / honour thy father & mother / that thou mayst live long upon the earth. Exodi. xx. 2Contrary wise if thou disobey them / thy life shall be shortened upon the earth. For it followeth. Exodi. xxj. He that smiteth his father or mother shall be put to death for it. And he that curseth (that is to say / raileth or dishonoureth his father or mother with opprobrious words) shall be slain for it. And Deuteronomion. xxj. If any man have a son stubborn & disobedient which hereth not the voice of his father and the voice of his mother / so that they have taught him nurture & he regardeth them not / then let his father & mother take him & bring him forth unto the seniors or elders of y• cite & unto the gate ⟨p. xxvj⟩of the same place. And let them say unto the seniors of that cite: this our son is stubborn & disobedient. He will not hear unto our voice: he is a rioter & a drunkard. Then let all the men of that cite stone him with stones unto death so shall ye put away wickedness from among you & all Israel shall hear and shall fear.
Iff thou obeye (though it be but carnally (eyther for feare / for vayne glorie or profit) thy blessinge shalbe longe life vppon the erth.1 For he sayth / honoure thy father & mother / yt thou mayst live longe vpon the erth. Exodi. xx. 2Contrary wise if thou disobeye them / thy life shalbe shortned vpō the erth. For it foloweth. Exodi. xxj. He yt smyteth his father or mother shalbe put to deeth for it. And he that curseth (that is to saye / rayleth or dishonoureth his father or mother with opprobrious wordes) shalbe slayne for it. And Deuteronomion. xxj. If any mā have a sonne stoburne & disobediēt which hereth not ye voyce of his father and the voyce of his mother / so yt they have taught hī nurtoure & he regardeth thē not / thē let his father & mother take hī & bringe hī forth vnto the seniours or elders of y cite & vnto ye gate