A14133:311
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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1Doth Christ so defend his, that they never come in danger of trouble? yes they come in to such straits oft that no wit nor reason can see any way out / save faith only is sure that God hath and will make a way through. But that temptation is but for an hour to teach them / and to make them feel the goodness of their father / and the passions of their brethren and of their master Christ also, It is but as a loving mother / to make her child to perceive and feel her kindness (to love her again an be thankful) letteth it hunger in a morning. And when it calleth for his breakfast maketh as she heard not, till for pain & impatience it beginneth to cry a good. And then she stilleth it & giveth it all that it asketh and more to / to please it. And when it is peased and beginneth to eat, and rejoiceth and is glade and fain / she asketh, who gave the that / thy mother? and it saith yea. Than saith she. Am not I a good mother that give the all things? and it answereth / yea. And she asketh. wilt thou love thy mother. &c. And it saith yea, and so cometh it to the knowledge of his ⟨p. xci⟩mothers kindness / and is thankful, Such is the temptation of Christs elect, and other wise not, ❧ / ❧
1Dothe Christe so defende his, that they neuer come in daunger of trouble? yes they come in to suche straytes ofte that no wytte nor reason can se any way out / saue fayth only is sure that God hath and wyll make a way thorowe. But that tēptacion is but for an houre to teche them / and to make them fele the goodnes of theyr father / and the passyons of theyr bretkren and of theyr maister Christ also, It is but as a louyngge mother / to make her chylde to perceaue and fele her kyndenes (to loue her agayne an be thankfull) letteth it hunger in a mornynge. And whan it calleth for his breakfast maketh as she herde nat, tyll for payne & impacience it begynneth to crye a good. And then she stylleth it & geueth it all that it asketh and more to / to please it. And whan it is peased and begynneth to eate, and reioyseth and is glade and fayne / she asketh, who gaue the that / thy mother? and yt sayth ye. Than sayth she. Am nat I a good mother that gyue the all thynges? and it answereth / ye. And she asketh. wylt thou loue thy mother. &c. And yt sayth ye, and so cometh it to the knowledge of his ⟨p. xci⟩