A14133:18
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?
Title page typeset from the transcription.
To the reader: Unto the reader.To the reader: Vnto the reader.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Notwithstanding (most dear reader) if thou read this exposition with a good heart only to know the truth for the amending chiefly of thine own living and then of other mens (as charity requireth where an occasion is given) then shalt thou perceive their falsehood, and see their mist expelled with the brightness of the inevitable truth.
Notwithstandynge (moste deare reder) yf thou reade thys exposycyon with a good harte only to knowe the truth for the amendynge chefely of thyn owne lyuinge and then of other mē nes (as charyte reqyreth where an occasyō is geuen) then shalt thou perceyue their falshepe, and se their myste expelled with the brightnes of the incuytable truthe.
1Another conclusion is this, all the good promises which are made us through out all the scripture for Christs sake, for his love, his passion or suffering, his blood shedding or death all are made us on this condition and covenant on our party, that we henceforth love the law of God, to walk therein and to do it and fashion our lives thereafter. In so much that who so ever hath not the law of God written in his heart, that he love it, have his lust in it, and record therein night and day,2 understanding it as God hath given it, and as Christ and the Apostles expound it, The same hath no part in the promises, or can have any true faith in the blood of Christ, because there is no promise made him, but to them only that promise to keep the law.
1A nother conclusyon is this, al the good promyses whiche are made vs thorowe out all the scripture for Chrystes sake, for his loue, his passyon or suffrynge, his bloude shedynge or dethe al are made vs on this condicyon and couenaunt on our partye, that we henceforth loue the lawe of God, to walke therin and to do it and fassyon our lyues therafter. In so moche that who so euer hathe not the lawe of God wrytten in hys herte, that he loue it, haue his luste in it, and recorde therin nyght and daye,