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A most necessary & fruitful dialogue, between [the] seditious libertine or rebel Anabaptist, &…A most necessary & frutefull dialogue, betwene [the] seditious libertin or rebel Anabaptist, &…
A most necessary & fruitful dialogue, between [the] seditious libertine or rebel Anabaptist, & the true obedient christia[n] wherein, as in a mirror or glass ye shall see [the] excellence and worthiness of a christia[n] magistrate: & again what obedience is due unto public rulers of all th[os]e [that] profess Christ yea, though [the] rulers, in extern & outward things, to their utter damnation, do otherwise then well: translated out of Latin into English, by Iho[n] Veron Senonoys.A most necessary & frutefull dialogue, betwene [the] seditious libertin or rebel Anabaptist, & the true obedient christia[n] wherin, as in a mirrour or glasse ye shal se [the] excellencte and worthynesse of a christia[n] magistrate: & again what obedience is due vnto publique rulers of all th[os]e [that] professe Christ yea, though [the] rulers, in externe & outward thinges, to their vtter dampnatyon, do otherwyse then well: translated out of Latyn into Englishe, by Iho[n] Veron Senonoys.
Worcester : Imprinted the third day of April. Anno. Do. 1551. At Worcester in the high street, by John Oswen. They be also to sell at Shrewesbury. Cum priuligio ad imprimendum solum, 1551Worcester : Imprynted the third daye of Aprill. Anno. Do. 1551. At Worceter in ye hygh strete, by Ihon Oswen. They be also to sell at Shrewesbury. Cum priuligio ad imprimendum solum, 1551
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Seek then the means that the Lord hath appointed thee, and follow not thy carnal and fleshly affections, for ⟨image 17⟩they are blind,1 and will bring the into all kinds of calamity and misery, whereas if thou doest obey God's word, and suffer patiently the wrong, if any were done unto it, by the high powers and rulers, thou mayest be sure that he will deliver the at length though it be not so soon, as thou wouldest have it. For it is written.2 The poor shall not be forgotten always, the patient abiding of the meek, shall not perish for ever. Oh, that this doctrine were printed in all mens hearts, then should we have less tumult and sedition,3 which truly doth rise of nothing else: but of plain ignorance of gods word, and heavenly truth. Were not the children of Israel, the chosen and elected people of God, a long season in Egypt, being by the space of four score years and more, so sore afflicted and oppressed by that cruel tyrant Pharaoh,4 that besides all other miseries, wherewith they were there overwhelmed, they were fain to see all their men children as soon as they were borne, too be killed afore them, or else before their •yen, to be drowned in the river of Nilus?
Seeke then the meanes that the Lorde hath appoynted the, and folowe not thy carnall and flesshelye affectyons, for ⟨image 17⟩they are blynde,1 and wyll brynge the intoo all kyndes of calamytye and myserye, whereas yf thou doest obeye goddes worde, and suffer pacyentelye the wronge, if any were done vnto yt, by the hyghe powers and rulers, thou mayest be sure that he wyll deliuer the at length thoughe it be not so soone, as thou woldest haue it. For it is wrytten.2