A14133:100
An exposition upon the v.vi.vii. chapters of Matthew which three chapters are the key…An exposycyon vpon the v.vi.vii. chapters of Mathewe which thre chapters are the keye…
An exposition upon the v.vi.vii. chapters of Matthew which three chapters are the key and the door of the scripture, and the restoring again of Moses law corrupt by the scribes and pharisees. And the exposition is the restoring again of Christs law corrupt by the Papists. Item before the book, thou hast a prologue very necessary, containing the whole sum of the covenant made between God and us, upon which we be baptised to keep it. And after thou haste a table that leadeth the by the notes in the margents, unto all that is entreated of in the book.An exposycyon vpon the v.vi.vii. chapters of Mathewe which thre chapters are the keye and the dore of the scrypture, and the restoring agayne of Moses lawe corrupt by ye scrybes and pharyses. And the exposycyon is the restorynge agayne of Chrystes lawe corrupte by the Papystes. Item before the boke, thou hast a prologe very necessary, conteynynge the whole sum of the couenaunt made betwene God and vs, vpon whiche we be baptysed to kepe it. And after thou haste a table that ledeth the by the notes in the margentes, vnto al that is intreated of in the booke.
London? : R. Redman, 1536?
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well though iniquity so hilly prevail, and the truth for which thou dyest, be so low kept under and be not once known before the world in so much that it seemeth rather to be hindered by thy death, then (furthered) which is of all griefs the greatest) yet l•• not thine heart ⟨p. xxiii⟩fail the nether despair, as though God had forsaken thee or love thee not. But comfort thy self with old ensamples, how God hath suffered all his old friends to be so entreated,1 and also his only and dear Son Jesus▪ whose ensample above all other set before thine eyes, because thou art sure he was beloved above all other, that thou doubt not, but thou art beloved also, and so much the more beloved, the more thou art like to the image of his ensample in suffering.
well thoughe inequite so hyly preuayle, and the truthe for which thou dyest, be so lowe kepte vnder and be not once knowē before the world in so moche that it semeth rather to be hyndered by thy dethe, then (furthered) whiche is of all greffes the greateste) yet l•• not thyne harte ⟨p. xxiii⟩fayle the nether dyspare, as thoughe God hade forsaken the or loue the not. But comforte thy selfe with olde ensamples, howe God hath sufred all hys olde frendes to be so entreated,1 and also hys onely and deare sonne Iesus▪ whose ensample aboue all other set before thyne eyes, because thou art sure he was beloued aboue all other, that thou doute not, but thou arte beloued also, and so moche the more beloued, the more thou art lyke to the ymage of hys ensample in sufferynge.
- 1Set the ensample of Christ before the.Set the ensample of Chryst before the.