A14133:171
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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Ye have hard / how it is said / an eye for an eye / tooth for a tooth, But I say unto you / that ye withstand not wrong. But if a man give the a blow on the right cheek / turn to him the other also. And if any man will go to law with thee and take away thy cote / let him have thy cloak thereto. And if any man compel the to go a mile / go with him twain. Give to him that axeth and from him that would borrow turn not away.
Ye haue harde / howe it is sayde / an eye for an eye / tothe for a tothe, But I say vnto you / that ye withstande not wronge. But yf a man giue the a blowe on ye ryght cheke / turne to hym the other also. And yf any man wyll go to lawe with the and take away thy cote / let hī haue thy cloke therto. And yf any man compell the to go a myle / go with him twane. Gyue to him that axeth and from hym that wolde borowe turne not awaye.
Christ here intendeth not to disannul the temporal regiment, and to forbid rulers to punish evil doers, no more then he meant to destroy matrimony when he forbade to lust and covet another mans wife in thy heart. But as he there forbade, that defileth matrimony, even so he forbiddeth here that which troubleth, unquyeteth and destroyeth the temporal regiment, and that thing which to forbid, the temporal regiment was ordained which is that no man avenge him self.
Chryst here entēdeth not to disanul the temporall regyment, and to forbyd rulers to punyshe euell doers, no more then he ment to destroy matrymony when he forbade to lust and couet another mannes wyfe in thy harte. But as he there forbade, that defyleth matrymonye, euē so he forbeddeth here yt which troubleth, vnquyeteth and destroyeth the temporal regyment, and that thynge whiche to forbydde, the temporal regyment was ordyned which is that no man aduenge hym selfe.