A14133:282
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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The light of thy body is thine eye, wherefore if thine eye be single, all thy body shall be full of light. But and if thine eye be wicked, then shall thy whole body be dark If therefore the light that is in the be darkness, how great is that darkness.
The lyght of thy body is thyne eye, wherefore yf thyne eye be syngle, al thy body shalbe ful of lyght. But and yf thyne eye be wycked, then shal thy whole body be darcke If therfore the lyght that is in the be darkenesse, howe greate is that darkenes.
1Note the conclusion with a proper similitude. The eye is the light of the body▪ & by the light of the eye all other members see and are governed. As long as the eye seeth, hand and foot do their duties, neither is there any fear that a man should stumble or fall into fire or water. But if the eye be blind, all the body is blind, and that so blind that there is no remedy at all, set a candle before him he saith not, give him a lantern in his hand, and yet he ⟨p. lxxxiiii⟩can not go straight. Bring him out into the son and point him unto that which thou wouldest have him see, it booteth not. Even so,2 if covetousness have blinded the spiritual eye and perverted the right intent of the law of God and of the works commanded by God and of the sacrifice / ceremonies and sacraments / and of all other ordinances of God (which entente is the spiritual eye) then is all the doctrine dark and very blindness / yea and then how dark is the darkness, when that which is pure blindness is believed to be light? how dark is the doctrine of them that teach that a man may compel God with the works of freewill to give them his favour and grace / or make God unrighteous? Howe dark is the doctrine of them which (to the rebuke of Christs blood) teach that works do justify before God and make satisfaction for since? how blind are they which think prayer to be the pattering of many words and will therefore not only be praised and payed of the world, but also by the title thereof challenge heaven and not by the merits of Christs blood? Howe dark is the doctrine of them whose faith is only and all together appointments which they them selves have feigned between them and God, unto which yet God never subscribed. In which also they assign what work and how much they will do, and what reward, and how great God must give them, or chose whether he will be unrighteous.