A14136:78
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 any man might have avenged him self upon his superior / 1that might David most righteously have done upon king Saul which so wrongfully persecuted David / even for no other cause / than y• God had anointed him king & promised him the kingdom. Yet when god had delivered Saul in to the hands of David / that he might have done what he would with him as thou seest in the first book of kings the .xxiiij. chapter / how Saul came in to the cave where David was. And David came to him secretly & cut of a piece of his garment. And as soon as he had done it his heart smote him because he had done so much unto his lord. And when his men corraged him to •le him he answered / the lord forbid it me / that I should lay mine hand on him. Nether suffered he his men to hurt him / When Saul was gone out David followed & showed him the piece of his garment & said: why believest thou the words of men that say / David goeth about to do the harm? perceive and see that there is nether evil nor wickedness in my hand and that I have not trespassed against the / & yet thou layest await for my life. God judge between the & me & avenge me of the / but mine hand be not upon thee as / the ⟨image 32⟩old proverb saith (said david) 2out of the wicked shall wickedness proceed / but mine hand be not upon the meaning that God ever punisheth one wicked by an other. And again (said David) God be judge / and judge between thee and me and behold and plead my cause / & give me judgement or right of thee.
Iff any mā myght have avēged him selfe apon his superior / 1that mighte David most righteously have done apon kinge Saul which so wrōgfully persecuted David / evē for no other cause / thē y• God had anoīted him kynge & promysed hī ye kyngdome. Yet whē god had delyverd Saul in to ye hādes of David / yt he might have done what he wold with hī as thou seist in ye first boke of kynges ye .xxiiij. chapter / how Saul came in to the cave where David was. And David came to him secretly & cutte of a pece of his garment. And as sone as he had done it his hertsmote hī because he had done so moch vnto his lorde. And whē his mē corraged him to le hī he āswered / the lorde forbid it me / yt I shulde laye myne hond on hī. Nether soffered he his mē to hurte him / When Saul was gone out David folowed & shewed hī the pece of his garmēte & said: why belevist thou the wordes of mē yt saye / David goeth aboute to doo the harme? perceave and se that ther is nether evell ner wickednesse in my hande and that I have not trespased agaynst the / & yet thou layest awayte for my life. God iudge betwene the & me & avenge me of ye / but myne hāde be not apō ye as / the