A14133:255
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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Our deeds are the effect of righteousness and thereto an outward testimony and a certifying of the inward righteousness, as sourness is of leaven.1 And when I say faith justifieth, the understanding is, that faith receiveth the justifying. God promiseth to forgive us our since and to impute us for full righteous And God justifieth us actively, that is to say forgiveth us & reckoneth us, for full righteous And Christs blood deserveth it, and faith in the promise receiveth it and certifieth the con science thereof. Faith challengeth it for Christs sake, which hath deserved all that is promised and cleaveth ever to the promise & truth of the promiser, and pretendeth not the goodness of her work. But knowledgeth that our works deserve it not, save are crowned and rewarded with the deserving of Christ. Take an ensample of young children, when the father promiseth them a good thing for the doing of some trifle, and when they come for their reward, ⟨p. lxxiiii⟩dallieth with them saying, what, that thou hast done is not worth half so much, should I giveth so great a thing for so little a trifle? They will answer, ye did promise me it, ye said I should have it, why did ye promise, and why then did ye say so? And let him say what he will to drive them of, they will ever say again ye did promise me, so ye did, ye said I should have it, so ye did. But hirelings will pretend their work and say, I have deserved it, I have done so much, and so much, and my labour is worth it.
Our dedes are the effecte of ryghtwysnes and therto an outwarde testymony and a certefyenge of the inwarde ryghtwysnes, as sourenesse is of leuen.1 And when I say faythe iustefyeth, the vnderstandynge is, that fayth receaueth the iustefyenge. God promyseth to forgyue vs our synnes and to impute vs for ful rightwysse And God iustefyeth vs actyuely, that is to saye forgeueth vs & rekeneth vs, for ful ryghtwyse And Chrystes bloude deserueth it, and fayth in the promyse receaueth it and certyfyeth the cō scyēce therof. Fayth chalengeth it for Chrystes sake, which hath deserued al that is promysed and cleueth euer to the promyse & truthe of the promyser, and pretendeth not the goodnesse of her worke. But knowledgeth that our workes deserue it not, saue are crowned and rewarded wt the deseruynge of Chryst. Take an ensāple of yonge chyldren, when the father promyseth them a good thynge for the doynge of some tryfle, and when they come for theyr rewarde,