A14133:262
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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As concerning fasting,1 it were good that kings and rulers did set an order of soberness ⟨image 90⟩among their subjects / to avoid dearth innumerable diseases and the great heap of vices that spring of intemperancy / and that they forbade not only riot and excess. But also all manner wanton, delicious and customable eating and drinking of such things as corrupt the people and make the men more effeminate then the woman, so that there remaineth no more tokens of a man in them save their beards. Our fashions of eating make us sloth full and unlusty to labour and study / unstable inconstant and light mannered / full of wits, after witted (as we call it) incyrcumspecte in considerate, heady, rash, and hasty to begin unadvisedly and without casting of perils the end not considered what may follow nor the means well looked upon / how and by what way the matter might be brought to pass triflers / mockers / rude / unsavoury / jester with out all manner of salt / and even very apes, and Marmosets, and full of wanton and rebaldyshe communication and lewd gestures. It corrupteth the wite with false judgement, and infecteth the body with lust, and maketh the hole man so unquiet in him self, that the body can not sit still & rest in one place and continue in his work, nor the mind persevere and endure in our purpose.
As concernynge fastyng,1 it were good that kynges and rulers dyd sette an order of sobernesse ⟨image 90⟩amonge theyr subiects / to auoyde derthe innumerable deseases and the great hepe of vyces that sprynge of intēperancy / and that they forbade not onelye ryote and excesse. But also all maner wanton, delycyous and customable eatynge and drynkynge of such thynges as corrupte the people and make the men more effeminate then the woman, so that there remayneth no more tokens of a man in thē saue theyr berdes. Our fassyons of eatinge make vs slouth full and vnlusty to laboure and study / vnstable inconstant and lyght manered / full of wyttes, after wytted (as we call it) incyrcumspecte in consyderat, hedy, rashe, and hastye to begynne vnaduysedly and without castynge of parelles the ende not consydered what may folowe nor the meanes well loked vpon / howe and by what way the mater might be brought to passe tryfelers / mockers / rude / vnsauery / iestere with out all maner of salte / and euen very apes, and Marmesettes, and full of wanton and rebaldyshe communycacyon and lewde gestures. It corrupteth the wyte with false iudgement, and infecteth the body with luste, and makethe the hole man so vnquyet in hī selfe, that the bodye can not syt styll & rest in one place and cōtynue in hys worke, nor the mynde perseuer and endure in our purpose.