A14133:211
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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Howe (when they could not drive the people from him with these persuasions) they accused him to Pilate saying, we have found this fellow perverting the people and forbidding to pay tribute to Cesar / and saying that he is Christ a king, wherefore thou canst not be Caesars friend,1 if thou let him escape. But after all these blasphemies / yet must the holy ghost rebuke the world of their righteousness yea of their false righteousness and false holiness, which are nether righteousness or holiness. but colour of hypocrisy.
Howe (when they coulde not dryue ye people from hym with these persuasyons) they accused hym to Pylate sayenge, we haue founde thys felowe peruertyng the people and forbyddyng to pay trybute to Cesar / and saynge that he is Chryste a kynge, wherfore thou canst not be Cesars frend,1 yf thou let hī escape. But after al these blasphemies / yet must the holy ghost rebuke ye world of their ryghtwisnes ye of theyr false ryghtwysnes and false holynes, which are nether ryghtwysnes or holynes. but coloure of ypocresye.
Christ here destroyeth not prayer, fasting, and alms deed. But preacheth against the false purpose and intent of such works and perverting the true use / that is to say / their seeking of glory / and that they esteemed them selves righteous thereby and better then other ⟨p. lx⟩men, and so despised and condemned their brethren. with our alms which is as much to say as deeds of mercy or compassion / we ought to seek our fathers glory only, even the wealth of our brethren and to win them to the knowledge of our father and keeping of his law. He that seeketh the glory of his good works, seeketh the glory that belongeth to God / and maketh him self God. Is it not a blind thing of the world / that either they will do no good works at all / or will be God for their good works and have the glory them selves.