A14133:315
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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Judge not, that ye be not judged. For as ye judge, so shall ye be judged. And with what measure ye meat with the same shall it be measured to you again. Why lookest thou on the mote that is in thy brothers eye, and markest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how canst thou say to thy brother. Let me plunk out the mote out of thine eye, and behold, there is a beam in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, pluck first the beam out of thine own eye, and then thou shalt see clearly to pluck the mote out of thy brothers eye.
IVdge nat, that ye be nat iudged. For as ye iudge, so shall ye be iudged. And wt what measure ye meate wt the same shall it be mesured to you agayne. Why lokest thou on the mote that is in thy brothers eye, and markest nat the beame that is in thyne owne eye? Or howe canst thou say to thy brother. Let me plūcke out the mote out of thyne eye, and beholde, there is a beame ī thyne owne eye? Thou ypocrite, plucke fyrst the beame out of thine owne eye, and then thou shalte se clerlye to plucke the mote out of thy brothers eye.
1This is not meant of the temporal judgements, for Christ forbade not that, but oft did stablish it, as do Peter & Paul in their Epistles also. Nor here is not forbidden to judge those deeds which are manifest against the law of God, for those ought every Christen man to persecute,2 yet must they do it after the order that Christ hath set. But when he saith. Hypocrite, cast out first the beam that is in thine own eye, it is easy to understand of what manner of judging he meaneth. ¶ The hypocrites will have fastings, prayings, knelling, crouching ducking and a thousand ceremonies of their own invention. And who so ever do not as they do, they count him a damned soul by & by. To Christ they say. why fast not thy disciples, as the Pharisees do why pluck they the ears of corn and rub them in their hands (though they did it compelled with pure hunger) and do that is not lawful on the Sabbath day? why break ye the traditions of our elders / and wash not when ye sit down to mete? yea and why doest thou thy self heal the people upon the holiday? why diddest thou not only heal him that was bedrid .xxxviii. years, but also badest him bear his bed away upon the sabbath day? Be there not working days enow to do good deeds to the praise of God, and profit of thy neighbour, but that thou must break thy Sabbath day? He can not be but a damned person that breaketh the holy day / and despiseth the ordinance