A14136:61
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 obedienie of wives unto their husbands.¶The obedienie of wives vnto their husbandes.
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¶The obedience of wives unto their husbands.
¶The obedienie of wives vnto their husbandes.
After that Eve was deceived of the serpent / God said unto her Genesis. iij. Thy lust or appetite shall pertain unto thy husband & he shall rule thee or reign over thee. God which created the woman knoweth what is in that weak vessel (as Peter calleth her) and hath therefore put her under the obedience of her husband to rule her lusts and wanton appetites. Peter. j. Pet. iij. exhorteth wives to be in subjection unto their husbands / after the ensample of the holy women which in old time trusted in God / and as Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. Which Sarah before she was married / was Abraham's sister and equal with him: but as soon as she was 1married was in subjection and became without comparison inferior. For so is the nature of wedlock by the ordinance of God It were much better that our wives followed the ensample of the holy women of old time in obeying their husbands / than to worship them with a Pater noster / an A•e & a Credo / or to stick up candles before their images. Paul Ephe. v. saith: women submit your selves unto your own husbands / as unto the lord. For the husband is the wives heed even as Christ is the heed of the congregation. Therefore as the congregation is in subjection to christ / like wise let wives be in subjection unto their husbands in all things. Let ⟨p. xxviij⟩the woman therefore fear her husband / as Paul saith in the said place. For her husband is unto her in the stead of god / y• she obey him & wait on his commandments. And his commandments are gods commandments.