A14133:143
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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Therefore when thou offerest thy gift at the alter / and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against the / leave there thy gift before the alter / and go first and reconcile thy self unto thy brother / and then come and offer thy self. Agree with thine adversary at once / while thou art in the way with him / lest thine adversary deliver the to the judge / and the judge deliver the to the minister / ⟨p. xxxviii⟩and thou be caste into prison. Verily I say unto the / thou shalt not come out thence / till thou have paid the uttermost farthing.
Therfore when thou offerest thy gyfte at the alter / and there remembreste that thy brother hathe ought agaynste the / leaue there thy gyfte before the alter / and go fyrst and reconsyle thy selfe vnto thy brother / and then come and offer thy selfe. Agree with thyne aduersarye attonce / whyle thou arte in the waye with hym / leaste thyne aduersarye delyuer the to the iudge / and the iudge delyuer the to the mynyster / ⟨p. xxxviii⟩and thou be caste into pryson. Verely I saye vnto the / thou shalt not com out thence / tyl thou haue payd the vttermost farthynge.
This text with the similitude is somewhat subtle / and bindeth both him that hath offended to reconcile him self as much as in him is and him that is offended to forgive and be atone.1 The offerings were signs and did certify a man that God was at one with him and was his friend and loved him. For the fat of beasts was offered and wine thereto, as though God had sate and eat and drunk with them, and the rest they and their households did eat before god / as though they had eat & drunk with God, and were commanded to be merry and to make good cheer / full certified that God was at one with them and had forgot all old offences, & now loved them / that he would fulfil all his promises of mercy with them.