A14136:99
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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Kings were ordained then / as I before said / and they sword put in their hands to take vengeance of evil doers / that other might fear / and were not ordained to fight one against another or to rise against the Emperor to defend the false authority of the Pope that very Antichrist / 1Bishops they only can minister the temporal sword / their office the preaching of Gods word laid a part / which the will neither do nor suffer any man to do / but slay with the temporal sword (which they have gotten out of the hand of all Princes) them that would. The preaching of Gods word is hateful and contrary unto them: Why? For it is impossible to preach Christ except thou preach against Antichrist / that is to say / them which with their false doctrine & violence of sword enforce to quench the true doctrine of Christ. And as thou canst heal no disease / except thou begin at the rote: even so canst thou preach against / no mischief except thou begin / at the Bishops. 2Kings they are but shadows / vain names and things idle / having no thing to do in the ⟨image 39⟩world / but when our holy father needeth their help.
Kynges were ordened then / as I before said / and they swerde put in their handes to take vengeaunce of evill doers / that other myght feare / ād were not ordeyned to fight one agenst a nother or to rise agenste the Emperioure to defende the false auctorite of the Pope that very Antechriste / 1Bisshoppes they only can minister the temperall swerde / their office the preachinge of Gods worde layde a parte / which the will nother doo ner sofre anye man to doo / but sley with the temperall swerd (which they have goten out of the hande of all Princes) them that wolde. The preachinge of Gods worde is hatefull and contrarie vnto them: Why? For it is impossible to preach Christe excepte thou preach agenst Antychriste / that is to saye / them which with their false doctrine & violēce of swerde enforce to quē che ye true doctrine of Christe. And as thou canst heale no disease / excepte thou begynne at the rote: even so canst thou preach agenst / no mischeve excepte thou begynne / at the Bisshopes. 2