A14136:91
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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The first work for fear of the sword only. The second for reward. The thread work for love freely. They look on the exceeding mercy / love and kinds which God hath ⟨p. xxxv⟩showed them in Christ and therefore love again and work freely. Heaven they take of the free gift of God through Christs deservings / and hope without all manner doubting that God according to his promise / 1will in this world also defend them and do all thing for them of his goodness and for Christs sake and not for any goodness that is in them. They consent unto the law that it is holy and just and that all men ought to do what soever God commandeth for no other cause / 2but because God commandeth it. And their great sorrow is / because that there is no strength in their members to do that which their heart lusteth to do and is a thirst to do.
The first worke for feare of the swerde only. The seconde for rewarde. The thred worke for love frely. They loke on the excedī ge mercy / love and kindes which God hath ⟨p. xxxv⟩shewed them in Christe and therfore love againe and worke frely. Heven they take of the fre gift of God thorow Christes deservī ges / and hope without all maner doutinge that God accordinge to his promise / 1will in this worlde also defende them and doo all thinge for thē of his goodnes and for Christes sake and not for any goodnes that is in them. They cōsente vnto the lawe that it is holy and iust and that all men ought to doo what soever God commaūdeth for no other cause / 2but because God commaundeth it. And their great sorow is / because that there is no strength in their membres to doo that which their herte lusteth to do and is a thurst to do.
- 1Heaven cometh by christHeven cometh by christe