A14136:76
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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And whosoever keepeth the law (whether it be for fear / for vain glory or profit) though no man reward him / yet shall God 1bless him abundantly and send him worldly prosperity / as thou readest Deuteronomion. xxviij. What good blessings accompany the keeping of the law / and as we see the turks far exceed us christen men in worldly prosperity for their just keeping of their temporal laws. Like wise though no man punish the breakers of the law / yet shall God send his curses upon them till they be utterly brought to nought as thou readest most terribly even in the said place.2
And whosoever kepeth the lawe (whether it be for feare / for vayne glorie or profit) though no man rewarde him / yet shall God 1blesse him abundātly ād sende him wordly prosperite / as thou readest Deuteronomion. xxviij. What good blessinges accompanye ye kepinge of the lawe / and as we se the turkes ferre exceade vs christen men in worldly prosperite for their iust kepinge of their temporall lawes. Lyke wise though no mā punishe the breakers of the lawe / yet shall God sende his curses apon them tyll they be vterly brought to nought as thou readest most terrebly even in the said place.2
- 1God rewardeth all obedience: though noman else do.God rewardeth all obedience: though noman else doo.
- 2God avengeth all disobedience though no man else do.God avēgeth all disobediē ce though no man else doo.
Nether may the inferior person avenge him self upon the superior or violently resist him for what so ever wrong it be. If he do he is condemned in the deed doing: in as much as he taketh upon him that which belongeth to god only which saith vengeance is mine and I will reward Deut. xxxij.