A14133:300
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 for raiment why take ye thought. Behold the lilies of the field, how they grow, they labour ⟨p. lxxxviii⟩not, nether spin. And yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not apparelled like one of them. Wherefore if the grass which is to day in the fields and to morrow shall be caste into the furnace, God so clothe, how much more shall he do the same unto you, O ye of little faith.
And for reymente why take ye thought. Beholde the lylyes of the felde, how they growe, they labour ⟨p. lxxxviii⟩not, nether spyn. And yet I saye to you that euen Sa•om•n in al hys glory was not apparailed like one of thē. Wherfore if the gras whiche is to daye in the feldes and to morowe shal be caste into the furnace, God so clothe, howe muche more shall he do the same vnto you, O ye of lytle fayth.
Not only fowl and beast, but also tree, herb,1 and all the flowers of the earth do cry unto us to trust God to cast away all care that is coupled with covetousness of more then sufficient to bear the charges which we have in our hands by the reason of the state we be in the world, and all care that is annexed with mistrust that God should not minister enough to bear all our charges, if we endeavour our selves to keep his commandments & to do every man his craft or office he is in truly / and (when God to prove us, suffereth us to have need of our neighbours) we first complain to God, & desire him to prepare the hearts of our neighbours against we come to desire their help.
Not only fowle and beast, but also tre, erbe,1