A14133:108
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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Nay will some say / a man might preach long enough without persecution / yea and get favour to / if he would not meddle with the pope / bishops / prelates and holy ghostly people that live in contemplation and solitariness nor with great men of the world. I answer / ⟨p. xxv⟩true preaching is salting and all that is corrupt must be salted. And those persons are of all other most corrupt, & therefore may not be left untouched.
Nay wyll some say / a man myght preche longe ynough without persecucyon / ye and get fauoure to / yf he wolde not meldle with the pope / byshopes / prelates and holye gosty people that lyue in contemplacyon and solytarynes nor with greate men of the worlde. I answere / ⟨p. xxv⟩true preachyng is saltynge and al that is corrupt muste be salted. And those persones are of all other most corrupt, & therfore may not be lefte vntouched.
The popes pardons must be rebuked / the abuse of the mass / of the sacraments and of all the ceremonies must be rebuked and salted. And selling of merits and of prayers must be salted. The abuse of fasting and of pilgrimage must be salted. All idolatry and false faith must be rebuked. And those friars that teach men to believe in saint Fraunces cote / how that they shall never come in hell or purgatory / if they be buried therein / may not be passed over with silence.
The popes perdones muste be rebuked / the abuse of the masse / of the sacramenentes and of all the ceremonyes must be rebuked and salted. And sellynge of merytes and of prayers must be salted. The abuse of fastinge and of pylgrimage must be salted. All ydolatrye and false faythe muste be rebuked. And those freres that teache men to beleue in saynt Fraunces cote / howe that they shall neuer come in hell or purgatorye / yf they be buryed therin / maye not be passed ouer with sylence.