A14133:269
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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1More over when the people be fallen from their profession and from the law, as it shall be impossible for the preacher, to keep the great multitude together, if the temporal sword be slack and negligent in punishing open offences (as they ever have and will be, save in those points only wherein lieth the pith of their own profit and advantage / and the weight of their honour and maintenance of their dignities) and when God also (as his promise is) hath brought upon them the curses of the law, hunger, dearth, battle, pestilence and all manner of plagues with all misfortune and evil luck. Then let the true preachers be importune, and show the people the causes of their mys• •d wretched adversity, and expound the •awe to them and bring them to knowledge of their since, and so bind their consciences and draw them to repentance ⟨p. lxxix⟩and to the appointment and covenant of the lord again. As many holy prophets, priests and kings in the old testament did call the people back and brought them again in time of adversity, unto the appointment of the lord. And the priest, prophet, or king in God's stead smote hands with them, and toke an oath of them, to be the lords people and to turn again to the lords covenant, for to keep his law and to believe in his promises. And God immediately withdrew his hand and rid them out of all captivity and danger, and be came as mercy full as ever before.
1More ouer when the people be fallen from their profession and from the lawe, as it shalbe impossyble for the preacher, to kepe the greate multytude to gether, if the temporal swerde be slacke and necglygent in punyshynge open offenses (as they euer haue and wylbe, saue in those poyntes onely wherin lyeth the pythe of theyr owne profyte and aduauntage / and the weyght of theyr honour and mauntenaunce of theyr dygnytyes) and when God also (as hys promyse is) hathe brought vpon them the curses of the lawe, hungre, derth, batayle, pestilēce and al maner of plages wt all mysfortune and euell lucke. Then let the true preachers be importune, and shewe the people the causes of theyr mys• •d wretched aduersyte, and expounde the awe to them and brynge them to knowledge of their synnes, and so bynde their conscyences and drawe them to repentaunce