A14133:266
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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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.
1As it is of almose and prayer, so it is of fastynge, iudge of al thre, where any one of them is, there are they all thre, and where any one is awaye, there is none at all, we muste haue the professyon of al thre euer wrytten in our hartes I must euer loue my neyghboure and be redy to helpe, and when occasyon is offered, then do it I ought to consyder and knowe that al cometh of God, and to knowledge that same to him in myne hart. And what soeuer we nede we ought to know, that we must receaue that of God, and therfore to cal euer to him with a strong fayth. Euen so I must euer fyght agaynst my fleshe, & therfore euer withdrawe from it al that moueth it to rebelle agaynst the spirite.
- 1Alms. Prayer and fasting are inseparable.Almose. Prayer and fastynge are inseperable.
1So now fasting standeth not in eating and drinking only, and much less in flesh alone But in abstinence of all that moveth the flesh against the spirit, as long sleeping, idleness, and filthy communication and all world lye talking, aa of covetousness and promotion and such like, and wanton company. soft clothes, and soft beds, and so forth, which