A14136:9
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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When the children of Israel were ready to despair for the greatness and the multitude of the Giants / Moses comforted them ever saying.1 Remember what your lord God hath done for you in ⟨image 5⟩Egypt / his wonderful plagues / his miracles his wonders / his mighty hand / his stretched out arm / and what he hath done for you hitherto. He shall destroy them / he shall take their hearts from them and make them fear and flee before you. He shall storm them and stir up a tempest among them and scatter them and bring them to nought. He hath sworn / he is true / he will fulfil the promises that he hath made unto Abraham / Isaac and Jacob This is written for our learning.2 For verily he is a true God / and is our God as well as theirs / and his promises are with us as well as with them / and he present with us as well as he was with them. If we ask we shall obtain / if we knock he will open / if we seek we shall find / if we thirst / his trueth shall fulfil our lust. Christ is with us until the worlds end Matthew the last. Lat little flock be bold therefore. For if God be on our side: what matter maketh it who be against us / be they bishops / cardinals / popes or what so ever names they will.
When the childerne of Israell were ready to dispeare for the greatnes and ye multitude of the Geauntes / Moyses conforted them ever sayenge.1 Remembre what youre lorde God hath done for you in ⟨image 5⟩Egipte / his wōderfull plages / his miracles his wōders / his myghty hāde / his stretched out arme / and what he hath done for you hitherto. He shall distroye them / he shall take their hertes from them and make them feare and flee before you. He shall storme them and stere vppe a tempest amonge them and scater them and bringe thē to noughte. He hath sworne / he is true / he will fulfill the promyses that he hath made vnto Abraham / Isaac and Iacob This is written for oure lerninge.2 For verely he is a true God / and is oure God as well as theirs / and his promyses are with vs as well as with them / and he presente with vs as well as he was with them. Iff we aske we shall opteyne / yf we knocke he will open / yf we seke we shall fynde / yf we thurst / his trueth shall fulfill oure luste. Christe is with vs vntyll the worldes ende Matthew the last. Lat litleflocke bebolde therfore. For if God be on oure side: what mater maketh it who be agenst vs / be they bisshoppes / cardenals / popes or what so ever names they will.