A14133:253
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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And that love springeth of faith thou mayst evidently see. 1. Johan. 2. •e that loveth his brother dwelleth in the light. But he that hateth his brother, is in darkness and walketh in darkness / and wotteth not whether he goeth / for darkness hath blinded his eyes / why is he that hateth / in darkness (verily because he seeth not the love of God. For (if he ⟨p. lxxiii⟩saw that, he could not but love his brother for so kind a fathers sake. If any man hate his brother, thou art sure that the same man is in darkness and hath not the light of true faith nor seeth what Christ hath done. If a man so love that he can forgive his brother, thou art sure that he is in the light of the true faith and seeth what mercy is showed him in Christ.
And that loue spryngeth of faythe thou mayst euydently see. 1. Iohan. 2. •e that loueth hys brother dwelleth in the lyght. But he that hateth his brother, is in darckenesse and walketh in darckenesse / and woteth not whether he goeth / for darckenesse hathe blynded hys eyes / why is he that hateth / in darckenesse (verely because he seyth not the loue of God. For (yf he ⟨p. lxxiii⟩sawe that, he coude not but loue his brother for so kynde a fathers sake. If any man hate hys brother, thou arte sure that thesame man is in darkenes and hath not the lyght of true faythe nor seyth what Chryste hathe done. If a man so loue that he can forgyue his brother, thou arte sure that he is in the lyght of the true fayth and seyth what mercy is shewed hym in Chryst.
This is then the some of all together works are the outward righteousness before the world,1