A14133:261
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 concerning the anointing of thy heed. &c. is meant,1 as afore of turning the other cheek and of that the left hand should not know what the right did, that is that they should avoid all vain glory, and fast to god, and for the intent that God ordained it for, and that with a merry hart and cheerful countenance thereby to feel the working of God, and to be sure of his favour, Such is the meaning, and not to bind them that will fast to anoint their heed & wash their faces. And the manner or phrase of speaking cometh of an usage, that was among the Jews, to anoint them selves with sweet and odoriferous anointments when they were disposed to be merry and to make good cheer, as ye see how Mary of Bethany poured a box of precious ointment upon Christs heed at supper.
And concernynge the annoyntynge of thy heed. &c. is ment,1 as afore of turnyng the other cheke and of that the lefte hande shulde not knowe what the ryght dyd, that is yt they shuld auoyde al vayne glory, and fast to god, and for the entent that God ordeyned it for, and that with a mery hart and cherful countenaūce therby to fele the workyng of God, and to be sure of his fauoure, Such is the meaninge, and not to bynde thē that wyl fast to anoynt theyr heed & washe theyr faces. And the maner or phrase of spekynge cometh of an vsage, that was among the Iewes, to anoynt thē selues with swete and odoryferouse annoyntmentes when they were dysposed to be mery and to make good chere, as ye se howe Mary of Bethany poured a boxe of precyouse oyntmente vpon Chrystes heed at souper.
- 1To anoint the heed what it meaneth.To annoīt the heed what it meneth.
As concerning fasting,1 it were good that kings and rulers did set an order of soberness