A14133:263
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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Let them provide that there be diligent fishing in the sea, and command the sea cost and towns whither fish may easily come, to fast friday, saturday and wednesday to, if need be, and ⟨p. lxxvii⟩on the friday to eat no white meat. And let the countries which have none abundance of fish, yet have white meat enough, fast friday & saturday from flesh only. And let those countries where scarcity of both is, fast friday from flesh only / and eat flesh wednesday and saturday. But abstain from super or from diner / or eat soberly those days, And let them so moderate their fasts that the people may bear it / a provision made for the old / the sick, and feeble, &c. which fast shall be a temporal thing▪ for a temporal common wealth only, and not a service to God.
Let them prouyde that ther be diligent fysshynge in the se, and cōmaunde the se coste and townes whyther fyshe may easely come, to fast fryday, saterday and wēsday to, if nede be, and ⟨p. lxxvii⟩on the fryday to eate no whyte meate. And let the countryes whiche haue none aboundance of fyshe, yet haue whyte meate ynough, fast fryday & saterday from fleshe only. And let those contreys where scasty of bothe is, faste frydaye from fleshe only / and eate fleshe wensday and saterday. But absteyne from super or from dyner / or eate soberly those dayes, And let them so moderate theyr fastes that the people maye beare it / a prouysyon made for the olde / the sycke, and feble, &c. whiche faste shalbe a temporall thynge▪ for a temporall comen welthe only, and not a seruyce to God.
Then let the priests preach first the law• truly and teach the people to see their since / and so bring them to repentance. And secondarily the faith of Christ and the forgiveness of sin through faith. And thirdly alms / prayer and fasting / which are the hole life of a Christen man, and with out which there is no Christen man a live.