A14133:161
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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Let England look about them and mark what hath chanced them sense they slue their right king whom God hath anointed over them, King Richard the second.
Let Englande loke about them and marke what hathe chaunced them sence they slue theyr ryght kynge whome God hath annoynted ouer them, Kynge Rycharde the seconde.
Their people / towns and villages armynyshed by the third part. And of their noble blood remaineth not the third nor I believe ⟨image 54⟩the sixth / yea and if I durst be bold, I ween I might safely swear that there remaineth not the syxteneth part. There own sword hath eaten them up. And though pastures be enlarged above all measure, yet rot of sheep, Murrain of beasts with parks and warrens, with raising of fines and rent, make all things twice so dear as they were. And our own commodities are so abused that they be the destruction of their own realm.
Theyr people / townes and vyllages armynyshed by the thyrde part. And of theyr noble bloude remayneth not the thyrde nor I beleue ⟨image 54⟩the syxte / ye and yf I durste be bolde, I wene I myght saflye swere that there remayneth not the syxteneth parte. There owne swerde hath eaten them vp. And thoughe pastures be enlarged aboue all mesure, yet rotte of shepe, Moren of beastes with parkes and warrans, with reysynge of fynes and rente, make all thynges twyse so dere as they were. And our owne conmodytes are so abused that they be the destruccyon of theyr owne realme.