A14133:191
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 concerning the goods of this world it is easy to judge. In the first state or degree thou oughtest to be thankful to Christ. and to love / to give and to lend to them that are bought with his precious blood / all that thou art able. For all that thou owest to Christ whose servant thou art to do his will / that must thou pay them.2 And that thou doest to them / that same doest thou to Christ / and that thou art not ready to do for them / that denyest thou to do for Christ. But and any of thy brethren will with hold or take away by force above that thou mayest spare by the reason of some office that thou hast in the second state / or invade the violently / and lay more on thy back then thou canst bear, then hold thine ⟨p. lii⟩heart and hand, that thou nether hate or smite and speak fair and lovingly / and let neighbours go between. And when thou hast proved all means of love in vain, then complain to the law and the officer that is set to be thy father and defend thee, and to judge between thee and thy brother.
1Nowe concernynge the goodes of thys worlde it is easy to iudge. In the fyrste state or degree thou oughtest to be thankeful to Christ. and to loue / to gyue and to lende to them that are bought with hys precyous bloude / all that thou art able. For all that thou owest to Chryst whose seruaunt thou arte to do hys wyll / that muste thou paye them.2 And that thou doest to them / that same doest thou to Chryste / and that thou art not redye to do for them / that denyest thou to do for Chryst. But and any of thy brethren wyl with holde or take away by force aboue that thou mayste spare by the reason of some offyce that thou hast in the seconde state / or inuade the vyolently / and laye more on thy backe then thou canste beare, then holde thyne ⟨p. lii⟩harte and hande, that thou nether hate or smyte and speake fayre and louyngly / and let neyghboures go betwene. And whē thou hast proued almenes of loue in vayne, then cōplayne to the lawe and the offycer that is set to be thy father and defende the, and to iudge betwene the and thy brother.