A14133:193
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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1Thou wilt haply say, the subjects ever chose the ruler and make him swear to keep their law and to maintain their privileges and liberties / and upon that submit their selves unto him. Ergo if he rule amiss they are not bound to obey. But may resist him and put him down again? I answer your argument is nought. For the husband sweareth to his wife / yea though he forswear him self / she hath no power to compel him. Also though a master keep not covenant with his servant, or one neighbour with another, yet hath nether servant / no nor yet neighbour (though he be under none obedience) power to avenge. But the vengeance pertaineth ever to an higher officer / to whom thou must complain,
1Thou wylt happely saye, the subiectes euer chose the ruler and make hym swere to kepe theyr lawe and to maynteyne theyr priuyleges and lydertyes / and vpon that submytte theyr selues vnto hym. Ergo yf he rule amysse they ar not bounde to obeye. But may resyste hym and put hym downe agayne? I aunswere your argument is nought. For the husbande swereth to his wyfe / ye though he forswere hym selfe / she hath no power to compell hym. Also thoughe a mayster kepe not couenaunt with his seruaūt, or one neyghboure with a nother, yet hathe nether seruaunt / no nor yet neyghboure (thoughe he be vnder none obedyence) power to aduenge. But the vengyaunce pertayneth euer to an hyer offycer / to whom thou muste complayne,
- 1Princes / whether they may be resisted or put down of their subjects in any case.Prynces / whether they maye be resysted or putte downe of theyr subiectes in any case.
Yea but thou will say / it is not like. For the hole body of the subjects chose the ruler. Now Cuius est ligare, eius est soluere. Ergo if he rule amiss, they that set him up / may put him down again. I answer, God (and not the common people) chooseth the prince / though he chose him by them. For Deutero. 16. God commandeth to chose and set up officers / and therefore is God the chief chooser and setter up of them / and so must he be the chief putter down of them again, so that without his special commandment, they may not be put down again. Now hath God given no commandment