A14133:167
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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1As to hate in the heart, or to covet another mans wife / was no sin with the pharisees, no more was it to hide one thing in the heart and to speak another with the mouth, to deceive a mans neighbour / if it were not bound with an oath. And though Moses say Levitici. xix. Lye not nor deceive any man his neighbour or one another, yet they interpreted it but good counsel / if a man desired to be perfect. But no precept to bind under pain of sin. And so by that means not only they that spake true / but also they that lied to deceive, were compelled to swear and to confirm their words with oaths, if they would be believed.
1As to hate in the harte, or to couet another mannes wyfe / was no synne with the phareseys, no more was it to hyde one thynge in the harte and to speake another with the mouthe, to deceyue a mannes neyghbour / yf it were not bounde with an othe. And thoughe Moyses say Leuitici. xix. Lye not nor deceyue any man hys neyghboure or one another, yet they interpreted it but good councell / yf a man desyred to be perfecte. But no precepte to bynde vnder payne of synne. And so by that meanes not onelye they that spake true / but also they that lyed to deceyue, were compelled to swere and to confyrme theyr wordes with othes, yf they wolde be beleued.
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But Christ bringeth light and salt to the text which the pharisees had darkened and corrupt with the stinking mist of their sophistry,1 and forbiddeth to swear at all▪ either by God or any creature of God's, for thou canst swear by none oath at all, except the dishonour shall redound unto the name of God. If thou swear, by God it is so, or by God I will do this or that, the meaning is, that thou makest God judge, to avenge it of thee, if it be not as thou sayest, or if thou shalt not do as thou promisest. Now if truth be not in thy words thou shamest thine heavenly father, and testifyest that thou believest that he is no righteous judge nor will avenge unrighteousness / but that he is wicked as thou art and consenteth and laugheth at the / while thou deceivest thy