A14133:265
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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By these three we keep the spirit of God,1 and doth continue and also grow in righteousness ⟨image 91⟩and wax perfecter and perfecter in soul and body. And if these fail or that we understand not the right intent, we lose the spirit again and the righteousness of faith / and the true understanding of the scripture, and all our learning shall be but darkness. And then what a blindness is that, when the darkness of hell is called the light of heaven.
By these thre we kepe the spirite of God,1 and doth contynue and also growe in ryghtwysnes ⟨image 91⟩and waxe perfecter and perfecter in soule and body. And yf these fayle or that we vnderstāde not the ryght entent, we lose the spirite agayne and the ryghtwysnesse of faythe / and the true vnderstandyng of the scripture, and al our lernynge shalbe but darckenes. And then what a blyndenes is that, when the darcknes of hell is called the lyght of heuen.
- 1Alms. Prayer and fasting how necessary.Almose. Prayer and fastynge howe necessarye.
1As it is of alms and prayer, so it is of fasting, judge of all three, where any one of them is, there are they all three, and where any one is away, there is none at all, we must have the profession of all three ever written in our hearts I must ever love my neighbour and be ready to help, and when occasion is offered, then do it I ought to consider and know that all cometh of God, and to knowledge that same to him in mine hart. And what soever we need we ought to know, that we must receive that of God, and therefore to call ever to him with a strong faith. Even so I must ever fight against my flesh, & therefore ever withdraw from it all that moveth it to rebel against the spirit.