A14133:220
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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1After alms followeth prayer. For as it is a Christen mans part, to help his neighbour and to bear with him when he is overcharged / and suffer with him, and to stand on• by another, as long as we live here on this earth Even so because we be ever in such peril and cumbrance / that we can not rid our selves out we must daily and hourly cry to God for aid and succour / as well for our neighbours as for our selves.
1After almose foloweth prayer. For as it is a Chrysten mannes parte, to helpe hys neyghboure and to beare with hym when he is ouercharged / and suffer with him, and to stande on• by another, as lōge as we lyue here on this ert• Euen so because we be euer in suche perell and combraunce / that we can not rydde our selues out we must dayly and hourely cry to God for ayde and socoure / as wel for our neyghboures as for our selues.
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1To give alms / to pray / to fast / or to do any thing at all / whether between thee and God, or between thee and thy neighbour / canst thou never do to please God therewith / except thou have the true knowledge of Gods word to season thy deeds withal. For God hath put a rule in the scripture without which thou canst not move an here o• thine heed but that it is damnable in the sight of God. As it is of the Jews, though (as Paul beareth them record) they have a fervent zeal to God / yea and have the scripture thereto yet because they have not the true understanding, all is damnable ⟨p. lxiiii⟩that they do, hypocrites with scraps of alms get an hundred fold. And with prayer they get praise (as thou seest here) and pray thereto and rob widows houses / as thou redest