A14133:111
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?
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Ye are the light of the world. A city that lieth on a hill can not be hid / neither do men light a candle ⟨image 30⟩and put it under a bushel / but on a candlestick / and also giveth it light to all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men / that they see your good works / and praise your father that is in heaven.
Ye are the lyght of the worlde. A cytie that lyeth on a hyl can nat be hyd / neyther do men lyght a candel ⟨image 30⟩and put it vnder a bushell / but on a cādelstyke / and also geueth it lyght to all that are in the house. Lette youre lyght so shyne before men / that they see youre good workes / and prayse youre father that is in heuen.
Christ goeth forth and describeth the office of an apostle and true preacher by another likeness calling them as before the salt of the earth. Even so here the light of the world / signifying thereby that all the doctrine / all the wisdom and high knowledge of the world / whether it were philosophy of natural conclusions, of manners and virtue, or of laws of righteousness, whether it were of the hole scripture and of God him self / was yet but a darkness,1 until the doctrine of his Apostles came That is to say, until the knowledge of Christ came / how that he is the sacrifice for our since / our satisfaction / our peace / atonement and redemption / our life thereto and resurrection, what soever holiness / wisdom virtue / perfectness or righteousness in the world among men, how so ever perfect and holy they appear / yet is all damnable darkness / except the right knowledge of Christs blood be there first / to justify the heart before all other holiness.