A14133:238
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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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.
Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive our trespassers.
Forgyue vs our trespasses, as we forgyue our trespassers.
Because he knoweth that our nature is so weak that we can not but sin daily, therefore he teacheth us daily to repent and to reconcile our selves together / and daily to axe God forgiveness. Seeing he commandeth us to axe, we may be bold so to do, and to believe that he will forgive us. No man therefore needeth to despair that can repent and axe forgiveness, how ever so deep he hath sinned. ⟨p. lxix⟩And me thinketh, if we looked a little near upon this text, we needed not to make the pope so great a God for his pardons. For Christ (which is a man to be believed) showeth us here a more sure way, yea and that a sensible way which we may feel that we be pardoned and our since forgiven. we can have none experience of the popes things whether they be so or no. He can with all his pardons deliver no man of any purgatory that God putteth us unto in this world. He can not bless or heal any man so much as of a pore ague or tooth ache. which diseases yet by his own confession God putteth on us to purge us from sin. But where we can not see / feel / or have any experience at all, that it so is, there is he mighty. If I were come whom out of a land where never man was before, and were sure never man should come, I might tell as many wonders as master More doth of Utopia, and no man could rebuke me.
Because he knoweth that our nature is so weake that we can not but synne dayly, therfore he teacheth vs daylye to repent and to reconsyle our selues to gether / and dayly to axe God forgyuenes. Seynge he commaundeth vs to axe, we maye be bolde so to do, and to beleue that he wyll forgeue vs. No man therfore nedeth to despare that can repent and axe forgyuenes, howe euer so depe he hathe synned. ⟨p. lxix⟩And me thynketh, yf we loked a lytle nere vpō thys texte, we neaded not to make the pope so great a God for his perdons. For Christ (which is a man to be beleued) sheweth vs here a more sure way, ye and that a sensyble way which we maye fele that we be perdoned and our synnes forgyuen. we can haue none experyence of the popes thynges whether they be so or no. He can with al his perdons delyuer no man of any purgatorye that God putteth vs vnto in thys worlde. He can not blesse or heale any man so moche as of a pore ague or tothe ache. whiche deseases yet by hys owne confessyon God putteth on vs to purge vs from synne. But where we can not see / fele / or haue any experyence at all, that it so is, there is he myghtye. If I were come whome out of a lande where neuer man was before, and were sure neuer man shulde come, I myght tel as many wonders as mayster More doth of Vtopia, and no man coulde rebuke me.