A14133:189
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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And as after the ensample above / thy father hath power over the to command the to use high power over thy brethren / even so hath thy master / to give the his authority over thy fellows which when thou hast thou must remember that thou art a fellow still / and bound to love still. But if love alone will not help / then put thy masters authority unto thy love. And so ⟨p. li⟩hath the ruler power over the / to send the to use violence upon thy neighbour, to take him / to prison him and haply to kill him to And thou must ever love thy neighbour in thy• heart by the reason that he is thy brother in the first state, and yet obey thy ruler and go with the constable or like officer and break open thy neighbours door / if he will not open it in the kings name / yea and if he will not yield in the kings name / thou must lay on and smite him to ground till he be subdued. And look what harm he getteth / yea though he be slain / that be on his own heed. For thine heart loved him and desiredest him lovingly to obey and haste not avenged thy self in that state where thou art a brother / but in the worldly state where thou art another manner person in this case / thou haste executed the authority of him that hath such power of God to command thee and where thou were damned of God, if thou diddest not obey.
And as after the ensample aboue / thy father hath power ouer the to comaūde the to vse hye power ouer thy brethren / euen so hath thy mayster / to gyue the his auctoryte ouer thy felowes which when thou hast thou must remember that thou art a felowe styll / and bounde to loue styl. But yf loue alone wyl not helpe / then put thy maysters auctoryte vnto thy loue. And so ⟨p. li⟩hathe the ruler power ouer the / to sende the to vse vyolence vpon thy neyghboure, to take hym / to pryson him and happely to kyl him to And thou must euer loue thy neyghbour in thy• harte by the reason that he is thy brother in the fyrst state, and yet obeye thy rular and go with the constable or lyke offycer and breake open thy neyghbours dore / yf he wyll not open it in the kynges name / ye and if he wyl not yelde in the kynges name / thou must laye on and smyte hym to grounde tyll he be subdued. And loke what harme he getteth / ye though he be slayne / that be on hys owne hede. For thyne harte loued hym and desyredest hym louyngly to obey and haste not aduenged thy selfe in that state where thou arte a brother / but in the worldly state where thou arte another maner persone in thys case / thou haste executed the auctoryte of hym that hath suche power of God to comaūde the and where thou were dampned of God, yf thou dyddest not obey.