A14133:276
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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And with their false persuasions they did le•de all the kings of Israel out of the right way, and the most part of the kings of Judah also.1 And Peter in the chapter epistle of his second epistle prophesieth that there should be false teachers among us, that should follow the way of Balaam (that is to say for covetousness persecute the truth) and through covetousness with feigned words to make merchandise of the people, and to bring in damnable sects to.2 And here ye have an infallible rule that where covetousness is / there is no truth / no though they call them selves the church & say thereto that they can not err. Covetousness kept Judas still in unbelief though he saw and did miracles also in the name of Christ, and compelled him to sell him to the scribes and pharisees / for covetousness is a thing merciless. Covetousness made the pharisees to lye on Christ, to persecute him and falsely to accuse him. And it made Pilate though he found him an innocent yet to slay him. It caused Herod to persecute Christ yet in his cradle. Covetousness make the hypocrites to persecute the truth against their own consciences and to lye to princes / that the true preachers move sedition and make their subjects to rise against them, and the said covetousness maketh the princes to believe their wicked persuasions and to lend their sword to shed ⟨p. lxxxii⟩innocent blood.
And with theyr false persuasions they dyd le•de all the kynges of Israel out of the ryght waye, and the most parte of the kinges of Iuda also.1 And Peter in the chapiter epistle of his seconde epystle prophesyeth that there shuld be false teachers amonge vs, that shoulde folowe the way of Balam (that is to saye for couetousnes persecute the truth) and thorowe couetousnesse with fayned wordes to make marchaundyse of the people, and to bringe in damnable sectes to.2 And here ye haue an infallyble rule that where coutouesnesse is / there is no truthe / no thoughe they call them selues the churche & saye thereto that they can not erre. Couetousnesse kepte Iudas styll in vnbelefe thoughe he sawe and dyd myracles also in the name of Chryste, and compelled hym to sell hym to the scrybes and pharesyes / for couetousnesse is a thynge mercylesse. Couetousnes made the pharesyes to lye on Chryste, to persecute hym and falsly to accuse him. And it made Pilate though he founde hym an innocente yet to slee hym. It caused Herode to persecute Chryste yet in hys cradel. Couetousnes make the ypocrites to persecute the truth agaynst their owne conscyences and to lye to prynces / that the true preachers moue sedicion and make their subiectes to ryse agaynste them, and the sayde couetousnesse maketh the prynces to beleue theyr wycked perswacyons and to lende theyr swerde to sheed