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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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SI. Truly this thing must be tried & proved by hands, and by strength, for words do not avail with those tyrants. By and by, as soon as any man doth rebuke their tyranny, and wicked facts,1 they wax hot and angry, they threaten, they take, they caste into prison, they spoil men of their goods, they banish, they kill and ⟨image 49⟩murder them that are godly. This way neither godliness, nor justice, nor good men are seen to. Therefore this sore sickness & disease of the common weal, can not be holpen, but by tumult & the sword, that the ungodly may be utterly destroyed, & rotted out of the earth.
SI. Truly thys thynge must be tried & proued by hands, and by strength, for wordes do not auaile wyth those tirauntes. By and by, as soone as anye manne doth rebuke their tirannye, and wycked factes,1 they waxe hote and angrye, they threaten, they take, they caste intoo pryson, they spoyle menne of their goodes, they banishe, they kyll and ⟨image 49⟩murther thē yt are godly. This waie neyther godlynes, nor iustice, nor good men are sene to. Therfore this sore sickenes & disease of ye cōmon weale, can not be holpen, but by tumult & the swerd, yt the vngodly may be vtterly destroyed, & roted out of ye earth.
- 1O brainless AnabaptistO brayneles Anabaptiste
JO. That thing which to men seemeth impossible, before god is possible. Therefore, this high & weighty unsines, & matter, ought to be committed to god, with most earnest & burning prayers, for he saith:1