A14133:145
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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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.
This texte with the similitude is somewhat sotle / and byndeth both hym that hathe offended to reconsyle him selfe as moch as in him is and hym that is offended to forgeue and be attone.1 The offerynges were sygnes and dyd certefye a man that God was at one with hym and was hys frende and loued hym. For the fat of beastes was offered and wine therto, as though God had sate and eate and dronke with them, and the rest they and theyr husholdes dyd eate before god / as though they had eate & dronke with God, and were commaunded to be mery and to make good chere / full certefyed that God was at one with them and had forgote all olde offences, & nowe loued thē / that he wold fulfyl all his promyses of mercy with them.
- 1Offerings or sacrefyces what they meantOfferinges or sacrefyces what they mente
Now will God receive no sacrifice / that is to wite / neither forgive or fulfil any of his promises, except we be first reconciled unto our brethren / whether we have offended or be offended. In the Chapter following thou redest ye forgive, your father shall forgive you And Hosea, 6. I love mercy & not sacrifice and the knowledge of God more then I do burnt offerings / that is to say / the knowledge of the poyntementes made between God and us