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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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The Dialogue. That a Christian may execute the office of a magistrate. The interlocutors. JOIADA the true and obedient Christian, and SIMON the Libertine or Anabaptist.
The Dialogue. That a Christyan maye execute the office of a maiestrate. The interloquutours. IOIADA the trewe and obedient Christian, and SIMON the Libertine or Anabaptiste.
JOIADA. God speed Simon, thou comest betime, I see that thou art desirous of the truth, wherefore I have a good hope, that thou shalt obtain & come by that thing, which thou desirest so greatly. Touching the magistrate, where upon, we were determined to have reasoned, I doubt not, but that I shall satisfy the in all things. But tell first what thy judgement is.
IOIADA. GOd spede Simon, yu comest betyme, I se that thou art desirous of the truth, wherfore I haue a good hope, yt thou shalt obteyne & come by that thynge, whiche thou desireste so greately. Touching ye magistrate, where vpon, we were determined to haue reasoned, I doute not, but that I shall satisfye the in al thinges. But tell fyrst what thy iudgement is.
SIM. Thine opinion is that a christian may execute the office of a Magistrate, but I do think that both the word & example of Christ repugneth to this opinion. For when they would at a certain time choose him to be a king, he did run away. John vi. Which thing he would not have done if it had not been against all godliness. And in the .xxii. cha of Luke. Christ with ⟨image 33⟩expressed words speaketh to his disciples after this manner: The princes of gentiles do bear rule, and they that have power are called beneficial, ye shall not so, but he that is greatest among you, shall be the least, and he that is chiefest, shall be as he that ministereth. By these words it is manifest and plain, that it becometh not christians to execute the office of a magistrate. It is lawful for the heathen and infidels, for Christ saith. The princes of the gentiles.