A14133:33
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?
Title page typeset from the transcription.
To the reader: Unto the reader.To the reader: Vnto the reader.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
[…] and doggish hypocrites which take upon them to work,1 think they love the law, which yet they never saw, save under avail. But they be deceived (as thou mayest perceive) by that they believe not in Christ for the forgiveness of sin, whereby also (I mean they that believe not) thou mayest perceive that they understand not the law. For if they understood the law, it would ether drive them to Christ or make despair immediately.
〈…〉 and doggyshe ypocrytes whiche take vpon them to worke,1 thynke they loue the lawe, whiche yet they neuer sawe, saue vnder avayle. But they be deceaued (as thou mayste perceaue) by that they beleue not in Chryste for the forgeuenes of synne, wherbye also (I meane they that beleue not) thou mayste perceaue that they vnderstande not the lawe. For yf they vnderstode the lawe, it wolde ether dryue them to Chryste or make dyspare ymmedyatly.
- 1Dogs love not the law.Dogges loue not the lawe.
But the true believers behold the law in her own likeness and see the impossibility there of to be fulfilled with natural power,1 and therefore flee to Christ for mercy, grace and power, and then of a very thankfulness for the mercy received, love the law in her own likeness, and submit them self to learn it and to profit ⟨image 9⟩therein and to do to morrow that they can not do to day. Ye see also the difference of all manner of faiths. The faith of the true believer is that God justifieth or forgiveth, and Christ deserveth it,2