A14133:197
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 thy wife / thy children / and servants art thou bound to defend. If any man would force thy wife / thy daughter / or thy maid / it is not enough forth to look on and say. God amend you. Nay thou must execute thine office and authority which the king giveth thee. And by the way thou must defend thy master and his good / and the kings good / which thou haste to maintain thy wife and household, and thy neighbour that goeth with the against thieves and murderers.
And thy wyfe / thy chyldren / and seruauntes art thou bounde to defende. If any man wolde force thy wyfe / thy doughter / or thy mayde / it is not ynough forthe to loke on and say. God amende you. Naye thou must execute thyne offyce and auctoryte whiche the kynge gyueth the. And by the waye thou muste defende thy mayster and hys good / and the kynges good / whiche thou haste to maynteyne thy wyfe and household, and thy neyghbour that goeth with the agaynste theues and murtherars.
And against all such persons lay about thee, and do as thou wouldst do if thou were under the kings standard against his enemies which had invaded the realm. For all such persons are mortal enemies to the realm and seek to put down king & law and altogether, and to make that it might be lawful to sin unpunished. And of this manner▪ if thou mark well the difference of these two ⟨image 67⟩states and regiments / thou mayst soil all like doubts that shall be laid against thee.
And agaynste al suche persones lay aboute the, and do as thou woldeste do yf thou were vnder the kynges standerde agaynste hys enemyes whiche had inuaded the realme. For all suche persones are mortall enemyes to the realme and seke to put downe kyng & lawe and altogether, and to make that it myght be lawfull to synne vnponyshed. And of thys maner▪ yf thou marke well the dyfference of these two ⟨image 67⟩