A14133:139
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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And as our spiritualty now offer a man mercy / once though ye have spoken against holy church / only if he will but perjure and bear a fagot. But if he will not, they do but diet him a season / to win him and make him tell more, and then deliver him to the lay power saying, he hath deserved the death by our laws and ye ought to kill him / how be it we deserve it not.
And as our spyrytualtye nowe offer a man mercy / once thoughe ye haue spoken agaynste holy chyrche / onely yf he wyll but periure and bere a fagot. But yf he wyll not, they do but dyote hym a season / to wynne hym and make hym tell more, and then delyuer hym to the lay power sayenge, he hathe deserued the dethe by our lawes and ye ought to kyll hym / howe be it we deserc it not.
¶ But Christ restoreth the law again and sayeth / to be angry with thy neighbour to slay him and to deserve death. For the law goeth as well on the heart as on the hand, He that hateth his brother is a murderer .i. Jo. 3. If then the blind hand deserve death how much more those parts which have the sight of reason. And he that sayeth Racha / 1lewd or what so ever sign of wrath it be, or it provoketh to wrath▪ hath not only deserved that men should immediately pronounce sentence of death upon him, but also that when death is pronounced, they should gather a council / to decree what horrible death he should suffer. And he that calleth his brother fool / hath sinned down to hell.
¶ But Chryste restoreth the lawe agayne and sayeth / to be angry with thy neyghboure to sle hym and to deserue dethe. For the lawe goeth as wel on the harte as on the hande, He that hateth his brother is a mutherar .i. Io. 3. If then the blynd hande deserue dethe howe moche more those partes which haue the syght of reson. And he that sayeth Racha /