A14133:246
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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For the kingdom and the power and the glory is thine for ever. So be it.
For the kyngdome and the power and the glorye is thyne for euer. So be it.
Because that thou only art the king, and all other but substitutes. And because all power is thine, and all other mens power but borrowed of thee, therefore ought all honour and obedience to be thine of right as chief lord, and none to be given other men, but only for the office they hold of thee. Nether ought any creature to seek any more in this world, then to be a brother till, thou have put him in office then (if brotherliness will not help / which he ought first to prove) let him execute thy power. Nether may any man take authority of him self, till God have chosen him / that is to wit▪ till he be chosen by the ordinance that God hath set in the world to rule it. Finally no king / lord / master / or what ruler it be, hath absolute power in this world / and is the very thing which he is called. For then they ceased to be brethren still, nether could they sin what so ever they commanded. But now their authority is but a limited power / which when they transgress, they sin against their brethren, and ought to reconcile them selves to their brethren and to axe forgiveness, and they are bound to forgive.
Because that t•ou only art the kynge, and al other but substytutes. And because al power is thyne, and all other mennes power but borowed of the, therfore ought all honoure and obedyence to be thyne of ryght as chefe lorde, and none to be gyuen other men, but onely for the offyce they holde of the. Nether ought any creature to seke any more in thys worlde, then to be a brother tyl, thou haue put hym in offyce then (yf brotherlynes wyll not helpe / whiche he ought fyrste to proue) let hym execute thy power. Nether maye any man take auctorite of hym selfe, tyll God haue chosen hym / that is to wete▪ tyll he be chosen by the ordynāce that God hath set in the worlde to rule it. Fynally no kynge / lorde / mayster / or what ruler it be, hath absolute power in this worlde / and is the very thynge whiche he is called. For then they ceased to be brethren styl, nether could they syn what so euer they cōmaunded. But nowe theyr auctoryte is but a lymeted power / which when they trāsgresse, they syn agaynst theyr brethren, and ought to reconsile them selues to their brethren and to axe forgiuenes, and they are boūd to forgyue.