A14133:322
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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Axe and it shall be given you, seek and ye shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you. For all that axe receive, and he that seeketh findeth, and to him that knocketh ⟨p. xcv⟩it shall be opened. For what man is it among you, if his son axed him bread, that would proffer him a stone? Or if he asked him fish, would he offer him a serpent If ye then which are evil know to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your father which is in heaven, give good things to them that ask him.
Axe and it shalbe geuen you, seke and ye shall fynde, knocke and it shalbe opened vnto you. For all that axe receaue, and he that seketh fyndeth, and to hym that knocketh ⟨p. xcv⟩it shalbe opened. For what man is it amonge you, yf his son axed hym breade, that wolde proffre hym a stone? Or yf he asked hym fysshe, wolde he offre hym a serpēt If ye then whiche are euell knowe to geue good gyftes to your chyldren, howe muche more shall your father whiche is in heuen, geue good thyngꝭ to them yt aske hym.
First note of these words,1 that to pray is God's commandment, as it is to believe in god, to love God or to love thy neighbour, and so are alms and fasting also,2 Nether is it possible to believe in God, to love him or to love thy neighbour. But that prayer will spring out there hence immediately. For to believe in God, is to be sure that all thou hast is of him and all thou needest must come of him. which if thou do thou canst not hut continually thank him for his benefits which thou continually without ceasing receivest of his hand / and thereto ever cry for help, for thou art ever in need, and canst no whence else beholden. And thy neighbour is in such necessity also. wherefore if thou love him, it will compel the to pity him, and to cry to God for him continually, and to thank as well for him as thy self.