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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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SIM. By what arguments, canst thou thy self prove, that a Christian may lawfully execute the office of a magistrate?
SIM. By what argumentes, canste thou thy selfe proue, that a Christyan maye lawefully execute the offyce of a magistrate?
JOIA. Of the election of the magistrates we find written in the .xviii.1 chap. of Exodus, after this manner: Provide or choose out of all people, wise men, which fear god, in whom the truth is, & which hate covetousness, and make of them, heads over the people &c. I do suppose and think them, to be rightly chosen, which are chosen & elected by them, whom ⟨image 35⟩it belongeth too,2 or whose part it is to choose, elect, and make officers, not, which do get offices by favour, by bribes or other devilish ways and means; them (I say) do I think to be lawfully called, which either are such as Jethro doth describe here, or else do study & labour to be such. I do suppose now, that it is sufficiently proved, & that by the words afore alleged, that such godly men, may execute the office of a magistrate in god, for the words do signify the same. They that are made rulers, must be just, righteous, faithful, true, fearing god, not covetous. But who can do these things better then a christian? It followeth again in the same chapter. If thou doest these things, thou shalt fulfil the commandment of god, & shalt be able to sustain or bear the commandments, or burdens of the lord. Sith then that a christian ought to execute and do the commandment of god, which thing is done by the magistrate, it followeth that a christian may execute the office of a magistrate. Doth not Paul say that the magistrate, is the minister of god? Romans .xiii. chapter. Wherefore I do make mine argument ⟨image 36⟩after this fashion.