A14133:178
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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All this I mean if thou be patient and wise and fear God, thereto, and love thine neighbour and do none evil, For if thou keep thy self in favour with hurting thy neighbour / thine end will be evil / and at the last desperation in this world and hell after.
All this I meane if thou be pacyent and wyse and feare God, therto, and loue thyne neyghbour and do none euell, For if thou kepe thy selfe in fauour with hurtynge thy neyghbour / thyne ende wyl be euell / and at the laste desperacyon in thys worlde and hell after.
But and if thou canst not pol thy self with wisdom, and laugh and bear a good countenance as though thou rejoicedst while such persons poll thee, every man shall poll thee and they shall maintain them / and not defend thee. Let this the fore be a common proverb / be contented to be polled of some man / or be polled of every man.
But and yf thou canst not pol thy selfe with wysdome, and laugh and bere a good countenaunce as though thou reioysedest whyle suche persones poll the, euery man shal poll the and they shal maynteyne them / and not defēde the. Let thys the fore be a comen prouerbe / be contented to be polled of some man / or be polled of euery man.
Ye must understand that there be two states or degrees in this world / 1the kingdom ⟨image 61⟩of heaven which in the regiment of the gospel. And the kingdom of this world which is the temporal regiment. In the first state there is nether father / mother / son / daughter / neither master / mistress / maid / man servant / nor husband nor wife / nor lord or subject, nor man or woman, but Christ is all, and each to other is Christ him self. There is none better then other, but all like good, all brethren, & Christ only is lord over all. Nether is there any other thing to do or other law save to love one another as Christ loved us. In the temporal regiment is husband / wife / father / mother / son / daughter / master / mistress / maid / man servant / lord and subject,