A14136:95
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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Thou mayest hereby perceive that all that is done in the world (before the spirit of God come and giveth us light) is damnable sin / and the more glorious the more damnable:1 so that that which the world counteth most glorious is more damnable in the sight of God / then that which the whore / the these and the murderer do. With blind reasons of worldly wisdom mayest thou change the minds of youth and make them give them selves to what thou wilt either for fear / for praise or for profit:2 and yet doest but change them from one vice to another. As the persuasions of her friends made lucrece chaste. Lucrece believed if she were a good housewife and chaste / that she should be most glorious / & that all the world would give her honour / and ⟨image 37⟩praise her. She sought her own glory in her chastity and not Gods. When she had lost her chastity / then counted she her self most abominable in the sight of all men / and for very pain & thought which she had / not that she had displeased god / but that she had lost her honour / slew her self. Look how great her pain and sorrow was for the loss of her chastity / so great was her glory and rejoicing there in / and so much despised she them that were other wise / and pitied them not. Which pride god more abhorreth than the whoredom of any whore. Of like pride are all the moral virtues of Aristotle / Plato and Socrates / and all the doctrine of the philosophers the very Gods of our school men.
Thou maist hereby perceave that all that is done in the world (before the spirite of God come and geveth vs light) is damnable sinne / and the moare glorious the moare damnable:1 so that that which ye worlde counteth most glorious is moare damnable in the sighte of God / then that which the whore / the thefe and the mortherer doo. With blinde reasons of worldly wisdome maist thou chaūge the myndes of youth and make them geve them selves to what thou wilt eyther for feare / for prayse or for profit:2 and yet doist but chaunge them from one vice to a nother. As the persuasions of her frendes made lucrece chast. Lucrece beleved yf she were a good huswife and chast / that she shulde be most glorious / & that all the world wolde geve her honoure / and