A14133:188
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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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⟩yet thou haste not put of the first person / but art a brother still / and must ever love and prove all thing to rule with love. But if love will not serve, then thou must use the office of the other person or sin against thy father. Even so when thou art a temporal person, thou puttest not of the spiritual. Therefore thou must ever love. But when love will not help, thou must with love execute the office of the temporal person or sin against God. A mother can smite & love, and so mayst thou with love execute the office of thy second state And the wife / son / servant / and subject are brethren in the first state and put not that person of / by reason of the second degree, and therefore must they love ever▪ and with love pay custom / tribute / fear / honour and obedience to whom they belong as Paul teacheth Roma. 13. And though the other do not his duty and love thee, but rule the with rigorousness and deal unkindly with the / thou not deserving cleave thou to Christ and love still / and let not his evil overcome thy goodness / and make the evil also.
Take an exsample,1 thou arte in thy fathers house amonge thy brethren and systers. There yf one fyght with a nother / or yf any do the wronge, thou mayste not aduenge nor smyte. But that perteyneth to thy father onely. But yf thy father gyue the auctoryte in his absens, and commande the to smyte yf they wyll not be ruled▪ nowe thou arte another persone. Notwithstandyng ⟨image 63⟩yet thou haste not put of the fyrst persone / but art a brother styll / and must euer loue and proue all thynge to rule with loue. But yf loue wyll not serue, then thou muste vse the offyce of the other persone or synne agaynste thy father. Euen so when thou art a temporal person, thou puttest not of the spyrytual. Therfore thou muste euer loue. But when loue wyll not helpe, thou must with loue execute the offyce of the temporall persone or synne agaynste God. A mother can smyte & loue, and so mayst thou with loue execute the offyce of thy second state And the wyfe / sonne / seruaūt / and subiecte are brethren in the fyrst state and put not that person of / by reason of the seconde degree, and therfore must they loue euer and with loue pay custome / trybute / feare / honoure and obediēce to whome they belonge as Paule teacheth Roma. 13. And thoughe the other do not his duety and loue the, but rule the with rigorousnes and deale vnkyndly with the / thou not deseruynge cleaue thou to Chryst and loue styl / and let not his euell ouercome thy goodnes / and make the euell also.