A14136:92
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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Thes of the last sort keep the law of their own accord and that in the heart / and have professed perpetual war against the lusts and appetites of the flesh / till they be utterly subdued: yet not through their own strength / but knowing and knowlegynge their weakness cry ever for strength to God which hath promised assistance unto all that call upon him. These follow God and are led of his sprite. The other two are led of lusts and appetites.
Thes of the last sworte kepe ye lawe of their awne accorde and that in the herte / and have professed perpetuall warre agaynste the lustes and appetites of the fleshe / tyll they be vtterly subdued: yet not thorow their awne strength / but knowynge and knowlegynge their wekenes crye ever for strength to God which hath promysed assistence vnto all that call vpon him. These folow God and are led of his sprite. The other two are led of lustes and appetites.
Lusts and appetites are divers and many and that in one man:1 yea and one lust contrary to another and the greatest lust carieth a man all together away with him. We ⟨image 36⟩are also changed from one lust unto another Otherwise are we disposed when we are children / otherwise when we are young men and other wise when we are old / otherwise over even & other wise in the morning: yea sometimes altered .vj. times in an hour. How fortuneth all this?2 Because that the will of man followeth the wit & is subject unto the wit and as the wit erreth so doeth the will / and as the wit is in captivity / so is the will / nether is it possible that the will should be free where the wit is in bondage.
Lustes and appetites are divers and many and that in one mā:1 ye and one luste contrarie to a nother and the greatest lust carieth a mā all to gether awaye with him. We