A14133:272
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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See that ye gather you not treasure ⟨p. lxxxi⟩upon the earth, where rust and moths corrupt, and where thieves break up and steal. But gather ye you treasure in heaven, where nether rust nor moths corrupt, and where thieves nether break up nor steal. For where your treasure is, there will be your hearts also.
Se that ye gather you not treasure ⟨p. lxxxi⟩vpon the erthe, where rust and mothes corrupt, and where theues breke vp and steale. But gather ye you treasure in heuē, where nether rust nor mothes corrupt, and wher theues nether breke vp nor steale. For where your treasure is, there wylbe your hartes also.
Note the goodly order of Christs preaching. First he restored the true understanding of the law, then the true entente of the works.1 And here consequently he rebuketh the mortal so and sworn enemy both of true doctrine and true living, which is covetousness the ro•e of all evil saith Paul. 1. Tim. 6. Covetousness is image service. Collo. 3. It maketh men to err from the faith. 1. Timothy. 6. It hath no part in the kingdom of Christ and God Ephe. 5. Covetousness hardened the heart of Pharaoh that the faith of the miracles of God could not sink in to it. Covetousness did make Balaam which knew all the truth of God. to hate it, and to give the most pestilent & poison counsel against it that heart could imagine, even for to destroy it, if it had been possible. Covetousness taught the false prophets in the old testament to interpret the law of God falsely / and to pervert the meaning and entente of all the sacrifices and ceremonies,