A14133:185
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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1Now to our purpose, whether a man may resist violence and defend or avenge him self. I say nay in the first state, where thou art a person for thy self alone and Christs disciple. There thou must love, and of love do study and enforce thee and suffer all thing (as Christ did to make peace / that the blessing of God may come upon the / which saith. Blessed be the peace makers, for they shall be the children of God. If thou suffer and keepest peas in thy self only, the blessing is, the possession of this world. But if thou so love the peas of thy brethren that thou leave nothing undone or unsuffred to further it / thy blessing is, thou shalt be God's son and consequently possess heaven.
1Nowe to our purpose, whether a man may resyste vyolence and defende or aduenge hym selfe. I saye naye in the fyrste state, where thou art a persone for thy selfe alone and Chrystes dycyple. There thou must loue, and of loue do studye and enforce ye and suffer all thynge (as Chryst dyd to make peace / that the blessyng of God maye come vpon the / which sayth. Blessed be the peace makers, for they shalbe the chyldren of God. If thou suffer and kepest peas in thy selfe onely, the blessynge is, the possessyon of this worlde. But if thou so loue the peas of thy brethren that thou leaue nothynge vndone or vnsuffred to forther it / thy blessynge is, thou shalt be Goddes sonne and consequently possesse heuen.
- 1Violence. Not to resist violence haw it is understand.Vyolence. Not to resyst vyolēce hawe it is vnderstād.
But in the worldly state / where thou art no private man, but a person in respect of other▪ thou not only mayest / but also must and […] bound under pain of damnation to execute thine office, where thou art a father, thou must have obedience by fair means or by foul, and to whom thou art an husband / of her thou must require obedience and chastity / and that to get, tempt all that the law of the land commandeth and will. And of thy servants thou must exact obedience and fear, & mayst