A14133:20
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?
Title page typeset from the transcription.
To the reader: Unto the reader.To the reader: Vnto the reader.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Thou wilt haply say to me again, if I can not have my since forgiven except I love the law, and of love endeavour my self to keep it,1 then the keeping of the law justifieth me, I answer that the argument is false and but blind sophistry, and like unto this argument, I can not have forgiveness of my sin except I have sinned, Ergo to have sinned is the forgiveness of sin. And it is like to this also, No nan can be healed of the pokes but he that hath them, Ergo to have the pocks doth heal the pocks. And like sophistry are these arguments, if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. Matth. xix, Ergo the deeds of the law justify us. Item the hearers of the law are not ⟨p. v⟩righteous in the sight of God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. Roma. ii. Ergo the deeds of the law justify from sin. And again we must all stand before the judgement seat of Christ,2 to receive every man according to the deeds which he did in the body. Ergo the law or the deeds of the law justify.
Thou wylte happely saye to me agayne, yf I can not haue my synnes forgyuen excepte I loue the lawe, and of loue endeuour my selfe to kepe it,1 then the kepynge of the lawe iustefyethe me, I answere that the argumente is false and but blynde sophestrye, and like vnto this argument, I can not haue forgyuenes of my synne excepte I haue synned, Ergo to haue sinned is the forgeuenes of syn. And it is lyke to this also, No nan can be heled of the pokes but he that hath thē, Ergo to haue the pockes doth heale the pockes. And lyke sophestrye are these argumentes, yf thou wylt enter into lyfe, kepe the commaundementes. Matth. xix, Ergo the dedes of the lawe iustefye vs. Item the herars of the lawe are not ⟨p. v⟩ryghteous in the syght of God, but the doers of the lawe shalbe iustefyed. Roma. ii. Ergo the dedes of the lawe iustefye from syn. And agayne we must al stande before the iudgement seate of Chryste,2