A14133:293
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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¶ God saith, judge truly between thy brethren / and therefore take no gifts. Mammon saith, it is good manner and a point of courtesy to take that is offered. And he that giveth thee loveth the better then such a churl that giveth the ••ught, yea & thou art more bound to favour his cause?
¶ God saythe, iudge trulye betwene thy brethren / and therfore take no gyftes. Mammon sayth, it is good maner and a poynte of curtesy to take that is offered. And he that geueth ye loueth the better then such a churle that geueth the ••ught, ye & thou art more bounde to fauoure hys cause?
¶ God saith, sell and give alms. ¶ Mammon saith lay up to have enough to maintain thine estate and to defend the from thine enemies and to serve the in thy age.
¶ God sayth, sel and geue almose. ¶ Māmon sayth lay vp to haue ynough to mayntene thyn estate and to defende the frō thyn enemyes and to serue the in thy age.
For as much then as God and Mammon be two so contrary masters,1 that who so ever will ⟨image 100⟩serve God must give up Mammon,2 and all that will serve Mammon must forsake God, it followeth that they which are the sworn servants of Mammon, and have his holy spirit, and are his faithful church, are not the true servants of God / nor have his spirit of truth in them or can be his true church. More over seeing that God and Mammon be so contrary that God's word is death in Mammons ear, and his doctrine poison in Mammons mouth / it followeth that if the ministers of God's word do favour Mammon, they will so fashion their speech & so sound their words that they may be pleasant in the ears of Mammon.