A14133:190
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 like it is / if thy lord or prince send the a warfare into another land,1 thou must obey at God's commandment and go and avenge thy princes quarrel which thou knowest not but that it is right. And when thou comest thither / remember that thou art in the first state with them against whom thou must fight, how that they be thy brethren and as deeply bought with Christs blood as thou, and for Christs sake to be beloved in thine h•rte. And see that thou desire nether their life or goods, save ⟨image 64⟩to avenge thy princes quarrel and to bring them under thy princes power. And be content with thy princes wages and with such part of the spoil (when thou hast won) as thy prince or his debit appointed thee / for if thou hate them in thine heart and covetest their goods and art glade that an occasion is found (thou •arest not whether it be right or wrong) that thou mayest go a robbing & murdering unpunished, then art thou a murderer in the sight of God / and thy blood will be shed again for it / either in the same war following, or when thou art come home (as thou there diddest in thine heart) so shalt thou rob and steal / and be hanged for thy labour, or slain by some other mischief.
And lyke it is / yf thy lorde or prynce sende the a warfare into a nother lande,1 thou muste obey at Goddes commaundement and go and auenge thy princes quarel which thou knowest not but that it is ryght. And when thou comest thyther / remēber that thou arte in the fyrst state with them agaynst whom thou must fyght, howe that they be thy brethrē and as depely bought with Chrystes bloude as thou, and for Chrystes sake to be beloued in thyne h•rte. And se that thou desyre nether theyr lyfe or gooddes, saue ⟨image 64⟩to aduenge thy prynces quarell and to brynge them vnder thy princes power. And be content with thy prynces wages and with suche part of the spoyle (whē thou hast wonne) as thy prynce or hys debyte appoynted the / for yf thou hate them in thyne harte and couetest theyr goodes and art glade that an occasyon is founde (thou arest not whether it be ryght or wronge) that thou mayste go a robbynge & murtherynge vnponyshed, then arte thou a murtherar in ye sight of God / and thy bloude wyll be sheed agayne for it / eyther in the same warre folowynge, or when thou art come home (as thou there dydest in thyne harte) so shalt thou robbe and steale / and be hāged for thy labour, or slayne by some other myschefe.