A14133:187
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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Concerning thy self, oppress not thy subjects with rent, fines or custom at all, / neither pill them with taxes and such like / to maintain thine own lusts. But be loving and kind to them, as Christ was to thee / for they be his and the price of his blood. But those that be evil doers among them and vex their brethren, and will not know thee for their judge, and fear thy law, then smite, and upon them draw thy sword, and put it not up until thou have done thine office, yet without hate to thy person for his masters sake and because he is in the first regiment thy brother / but amend him only / or if it can not be / but that thou must lose one to save many / then execute thine office with such affection / with such compassion and sorrow of heart, as thou wouldst cut of thine own arm to save the rest of thy body.
Concernyng thy selfe, oppresse not thy subiectes with rent, fynes or custome at all, / neyther pylle them with taxes and suche lyke / to maynteyne thyne owne lustes. But be louynge and kynde to them, as Chryste was to the / for they be hys and the pryce of hys bloude. But those that be euell doers amonge them and vexe theyr brethren, and wyll not knowe the for theyr iudge, and feare thy lawe, thē smyte, and vpon them drawe thy swerde, and put it not vp vntyll thou haue done thyne offyce, yet without hate to thy person for hys masters sake and because he is in the fyrst regyment thy brother / but amende hym onely / or yf it can not be / but that thou muste lose one to saue many / then execute thyne offyce with suche affeccyon / with suche compassyon and sorowe of harte, as thou woldeste cutte of thyne owne arme to saue the reste of thy body.
Take an example,1 thou art in thy fathers house among thy brethren and sisters. There if one fight with another / or if any do the wrong, thou mayest not avenge nor smite. But that pertaineth to thy father only. But if thy father give the authority in his absens, and command the to smite if they will not be ruled▪ now thou art another person. Notwithstanding ⟨image 63⟩