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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
Dialogue 4: The fourth Dialogue. ¶ Whether it be lawful to resist ye magistrate, where we do write…
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SIMO. Tell Joiada, if there were a magistrate (as there be to many) which should do nothing well, nothing soberly, nothing justly, & according to right, which being rebellious to god, & his laws, should with infinite wrongs, oppress the good, & not revenge them that suffer wrong, nor yet deliver them from the hands of their enemies, were it not lawful to resist him? Doth not Isaiah call the wicked magistrates thieves & robbers? Isaiah. i. Doth not Christ call them the power of darkness? Paul doth revile Ananias to his face. Acts. xxiii. calling him a whited or painted wall.
SIMO. Tel Ioiada, if there were a magistrat (as ther be to mani) which shuld do nothing wel, nothing soberly, nothing iustly, & according to right, which being rebellyous to god, & his lawes, shuld wt infynit wrō ges, oppresse ye good, & not reuenge them yt suffer wrong, nor yet delyuer them frō the handes of their enemyes, were it not lawful to resist him? Doth not Esaias cal the wicked maiestrats theues & robbers? Esai. i. Doth not Christ cal them the power of darkenes? Paul doth reuile Ananias to his face. Actes. xxiii. calling hym a whited or painted wall.
JO. To an ungodly & wicked magistrate, his faults & wicked deeds are to be showed, that he may turn from them, to a better life, and that ⟨image 48⟩ought to be done now in time, now out of time. The fact of Paul hath some occasion. Be thou like to Paul, and then imitate and follow Pauls deed.
IO. To an vngodly & wicked magistrate, his faultes & wicked dedes are to be shewed, yt he may turne from them, to a better life, and that ⟨image 48⟩ought to be done now in time, now out of time. The fact of Paul hath some occasyon. Be thou lyke to Paul, and then imitate and folow Paules dede.