A14136:83
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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Here by seest thou that the king is in this world without law & may at his lust do right or wrong and shall give a counts / but to God only.
Here by seist thou yt ye kinge is in this worlde without lawe & maye at his lust doo right or wronge and shall geve a comptes / but to God only.
Another conclusion is this / that no person nether any degree may be exempt from this ordinance of God. Nether can the profession of monks and friars or any thing that the Pope or Bishops can lay for them selves / except them from the sword of the Emperor or kings / if they break the laws. For it is written / let every soul submit ⟨p. xxxij⟩him self unto the authority of the higher powers. Here is no man except / but all souls must obey. The higher powers are the ten porall kings and princes unto whom God hath given the sword to punish who so ever sinneth. 1God hath not given them swords to punish one and to let another goo free and to sin unpunished. More over with what face durst the spirituality / which ought to be the light & an example of good living unto all other / desire to sin unpunished or to be excepted from tribute / tolle or custome / that they would not bear pain with there brethren / unto the maintenance of kings and officers ordained of god to punish sin?
A nother conclusion is this / that no person nether anye degre maye be exempte frō this ordinaunce of God. Nether cā the profession of monkes and freres or anye thinge that the Pope or Bisshoppes cā laie for thē selves / excepte them from the swerde of the Emperoure or kinges / yf they breake the lawes. For it is writtē / let every soule submitte ⟨p. xxxij⟩him selfe vnto the auctorite of the hier powers. Here is no man excepte / but all soules must obeye. The hier powers are the tē porall kinges and princes vnto whom God hath gevē the swerde to puneshe who so ever sinneth.