A14133:267
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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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 ⟨p. lxxviii⟩are that right hand, and right eye that must be cut of and plucked out, that the whole man perish not. And as ye can put no general rule of alms or prayer, no more can ye of fasting But I must be all way ready to cut of what so ever I perceive to strength the flesh against the spirit. And I must have a diligent eye to the flesh and his complexion and if ought scape me in word or deed, seek whence the occasion came, and at once cut of that right hand and pluck out that eye.
1So nowe fastinge standeth not in eatynge and drynkynge only, and muche lesse in flesh alone But in abstynence of all that mouethe the fleshe agaynste the spirite, as longe sleapynge, ydlenes, and fylthye communycacyon and al world lye talkynge, aa of couetousnes and promocyon and suche lyke, and wanton company. softe clothes, and softe beddes, and so forth, which ⟨p. lxxviii⟩are that ryght hande, and ryght eye that must be cut of and plucked out, that the holeman peryshe not. And as ye can put no generall rule of almose or prayer, no more can ye of fastyng But I must be all waye redye to cut of what so euer I perceaue to strenght the fleshe against the spirite. And I muste haue a dylygent eye to the fleshe and hys complexyon and yf ought scape me in worde or dede, seke whence the occasyō came, and attonce cut of that ryght hande and plucke out that eye.
- 1Fasting is not in eating and drinking only.Fastynge is not in eatyng and drynkynge onelye.