A14136:87
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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But and if thou do evil / then fear. For he beareth not a sword for nought. For he is the minister of God / to take vengeance on them that do evil. If the office of princes given them of God be to take vengeance of evil doers: than by this text and Gods word / are all princes 1damned / even as many as give liberty or licence unto the spirituality to sin unpunished / and not only to sin unpunished them selves: but also to open sanctuaries / privileged places / churchyards / saint Johns hold:2 ye and if they come to short unto all these / yet to set forth a neckverse to save all manner trespassers from the fear of the sword of the vengeance of God put in the hands of princes to take vengeance on all such.3
But and if thou doo evyll / then feare. For he beareth not a swerde for noughte. For he is the minister of God / to take vengeaunce on them that doo evyll. Yff the office of princes geven them of God be to take vēgeaunce of evill doers: thā by this texte and Gods worde / are all princes 1dāned / even as many as geve libertie or licence vnto the spiritualtie to sinne vnpunesshed / ād not only to sinne vnpunesshed them selves: but also to open sentuaries / privileged places / churchyerdes / saynt Iohns holde:2 yee and if they come to shorte vnto all these / yet to settforth a neckeverse to save all maner treaspasers frō the feare of ye swerde of ye vēgeaunce of God put in the hōdes of princes to take vengeaunce on all soch.3
- 1The damnation of princes.The dānaciō of princes.
- 2Sentuaries.
- 3Neckevers.