A14136:80
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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Why did not David slay Saul / seeing he was so wicked / not in persecuting david only / but in disobeying Gods commandments and in that he had slain.1 lxxxv. of Gods priests wrongfully? Verily for it was not lawful. For if he had done it / he must have sinned against god.2 For God hath made the ⟨p. xxxij⟩king in every realm judge over all / and over him is there no judge. He that judgeth the king judgeth God & he that layeth hands on the king layeth hand on God / and he that resisteth the king resisteth God and damneth Gods law and ordinance. If the subjects sin they must be brought to the kings judgement. If the king sin he must be reserved unto the judgement / wrath and vengeance of God.3 And as it is to resist the king / so is it to resist his officer which is set or sent to execute the kings commandment.
Why did not David sle Saul / seinge he was so weked / not in persecutīge david only / but in disobeyenge Gods cōmaūdmētes ād in yt he had slayne.1 lxxxv. of Gods prestes wrongfully? Verely for it was not lawfull. For if he had done it / he must have sinned agenste god.2 For God hath made the ⟨p. xxxij⟩kīge in every realme iudge over all / ād over him is there no iudge. He yt iudgeth the kinge iudgeth God & he that layeth hādes on the kīge layeth hāde on God / ād he that resisteth the kinge resisteth God and dāneth Gods lawe and ordinaūce. If the subiectes sinne they must be broughte to ye kīges iudgemēte. If the kinge sinne he must be reserved vnto the iudgemēt / wrath and vēgeaū ce of God.3 And as it is to resiste the kinge / so is it to resiste his officer which is set or sent to execute the kinges cōmaundmēt.