A14133:331
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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Enter in at the strait gate, for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction, and many they be, that go in thereat. But strait is the gate, & narrow is the way that leadeth unto life, and few they be that find it.
Entre in at the strayte gate, for wyde is the gate and brode is the way that ledeth to distruccion, and many they be, that go in therat. But strayte is the gate, & narowe is the waye that leadeth vnto lyfe, and fewe they be that fynde it.
1The strait gate is the true knowledge and understanding of the law and of the true intent of works, which who so ever understandeth, the same shall be driven to Christ to fetch of his fullness and to take him for his righteousness and fulfilling of the law, all together at ⟨p. xcix⟩the beginning and as oft as we fall afterward, and for more then the thousand part of our fulfilling of the law and righteousness of our best works all our life long. For except the righteousness of Christ be knit to the best deed we do, it will be to short to reach to heaven. ❧ / / ❧
1The strayte gate is the true knowledge and vnderstandyng of the lawe and of the true entent of workes, whiche who so euer vnderstandeth, the same shalbe dryuen to Christ to fetche of his fulnes and to take him for his ryghtwysnes and fulfyllynge of the law, al to gether at ⟨p. xcix⟩