A14133:183
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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To hate thy self, hat shalt thou get, if thou consider thine own since and deep damnation that long thereto with due repentance And to love that shalt thou obtain if thou behold the great and infinite mercy of God with strong faith. There is none so great an enemy to thee in this world. But thou shalt lightly love him if thou look well on the love that God showed the in Christ.
To hate thy selfe, hat shalt thou gete, if thou consyder thyne owne synnes and depe dampnacyon that longe therto with due repentaunce And to loue that shalt thou obtayne if thou beholde the great and infinyte mercy of God with stronge fayth. There is none so great an enemy to ye in this world. But thou shalt lyghtly loue hym if thou loke wel on the loue that God shewed the in Chryste.
In the temporal regiment thou art a person in respect of other, thou art an husband / 1father / mother / master / mistress / lord / ruler / or wife / son / daughter / servant / subject. And there thou mayest do according to thine office. If thou be a father / thou must do the office of a father and rule or else thou damnest thy self. Thou must bring all under obedience whether by fair means or foul. Thou must have obedience of thy wife / of thy servants / and of thy subjects / and the other must obey. If they will not obey with love, thou must chide and fight / as far as the law ⟨image 62⟩of God and the law of the land will suffer thee. And when thou canst not rule them / thou art bound in many cases / to deliver them unto the higher officer of whom thou diddest take the charge over them.
In the temporall regyment thou art a person in respecte of other, thou art an husbande / 1father / mother / mayster / maystresse / lorde / ruler / or wyfe / son / doughter / seruaunt / subiecte. And there thou mayste do accordynge to thyne offyce. If thou be a father / thou must do the offyce of a father and rule or els thou dampnest thy selfe. Thou muste brynge all vnder obedyence whether by fayre meanes or foule. Thou muste haue obedyence of thy wyfe / of thy seruauntes / and of thy subiectes / and the other muste obeye. If they wyll not obey with loue, thou must chyde and fyght / as farre as the lawe