A14133:310
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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Therefore care day by day / and hour by hour earnestly to keep the covenant of the lord thy God an to record therein day and night and to do thy part unto the uttermost of thy power. And as for God's part let him care for it him self, and believe thou his words steadfastly & be sure that heaven & earth shall sooner perish than one •ote bide behind of that he hath promised. And for thine own part also, care not of that manner / as though thou shouldest do all alone. Nay. God hath first promised to help thee. Secondarily to accept thine heart, & that little that thou art ⟨image 104⟩able to do, be it never so imperfect. Thirdly though wind, weather and the stream carry the clean contrary to thy purpose, yet because thou by didst still in thy profession / ready to turn the right course as soon as the tempest is a little over blown, God promiseth to forgive that, and not the less to fulfil his promises of one jot. ❧ ❧
Therfore care day by day / and houre by houre ernestlye to kepe the couenaunt of the lorde thy God an to recorde therin day and nyght and to do thy parte vnto the vttermost of thy power. And as for Goddes parte let hym care for it hym selfe, and beleue thou his wordes stedfastly & be sure that heuen & erthe shal soner peryshe thē one •ote byde behinde of that he hath promysed. And for thyne owne parte also, care nat of that maner / as though thou shuldest do all alone. Naye. God hath fyrst promysed to helpe the. Secondarely to accepte thyne harte, & that lytle that thou art ⟨image 104⟩able to do, be it neuer so imperfecte. Thyrdly though wynde, wether and the streame cary the cleane cōtrary to thy purpose, yet because thou by dest styll in thy professyon / redy to turne the ryght course as sone as the tempeste is a lytle ouer blowen, God promiseth to forgeue that, and nat the lesse to fulfyll his promyses of one iote. ❧ ❧