A14133:325
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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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.
Fyrst note of these wordes,1 that to pray is Goddes commaundemen, as it is to beleue in god, to loue God or to loue thy neyboure, and so are almose and fastynge also,2 Nether is it possible to beleue in God, to loue hym or to loue thy neyboure. But that prayer wyl spring out ther hence immediatly. For to beleue in God, is to be sure that all thou hast is of hym and all thou nedest must come of hym. whiche yf thou do thou canst nat hut cōtinually thanke him for his benefites whiche thou continually without ceasynge receauest of his hande / and therto euer cry for helpe, for thou arte euer in nede, and canst no whence els beholden. And thy neyboure is in such necessite also. wherfore yf thou loue him, yt wyll compelle the to pyte hym, and to cry to God for hym continually, and to thanke as well for hym as thy selfe.
- 1Prayer is a commandment.Prayer is a commaundement.
- 2Belief. To believe in God, what.Belefe. To beleue in God, what.