A14133:297
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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Behold the fowls of the air, how they sow not, nether reap nor gather into store houses, and yet your heavenly father feedeth them, And are not ye far better then they? Which of you with taking thought, is able to put one cubit ⟨image 101⟩unto his statute.
Beholde the fowles of the ayer, how they sow not, nether reape nor gather into store howses, and yet your heuenly father feadeth them, And are not ye farre better then they? Whiche of you with takynge thought, is able to put one cubette ⟨image 101⟩vnto hys statute.
1He that careth for the lest of his creatures will much more care for the greattest. The birds of the air and beasts preach all to us that we should leave caring and put our trust in our father. But Mammon hath made us so dull and so clean with out capacity that no example or argument be if never so vehement / can enter the wits of us / to make us see or judge a right. Finally what a madness is it to take so great thought for food or raiment / when the wealth, health, life of thy body and all together is out of the pour. If all the world were thine thou couldest not make thy self one inch longer nor that thy stomach shall digest the meat that thou puttest into it. No thou art not sure that which thou puttest in to thy mouth shall go thorwoe yea or whether it shall choke thee. Thou canst not make when thou lyest or sittest down that thou shalt arise again, or when thou sleepest that thou shall awake again or that thou shouldest live one hour longer. So that he which cared for thee when thou couldest not care, must care for the still or else thou shouldest perish. And he will not care for the to thy souls profit / if thou mistrust him and care for thy self.