A14133:338
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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Here Christ warneth thee,1 and describeth unto thee, those captains that should so blind the great multitude (that they should not find the strait gate) & lead them the broad way to perdition. Note first that though they be false, yet he calleth them prophets, which word in the new testament is taken for an expounder & an interpreter of scripture. And he saith they shall come to you my disciples, then they must be our preachers and our doctors. Yea verily they must be those our false preachers which Peter prophesied should be among us and bring in damnable sects, for to fulfil & satisfy their covetousness, & follow the way and steppes of their father Balaam. And they shall come thereto in sheep's clothing. Ergo they be nether the turks nor yet Saracens. For they come clothed in iron and steal, and will thereto suffer us to keep our faith / if we will submit our selves to them / as the greeks do▪ ⟨image 114⟩And as for the Ives they be an hundred times fewer then we, & are every where in bondage, yea and for the great part captives unto us. They also be not clothed in sheep's skins / but maintain openly their faith clean contrary to ours. ❧ / ❧
Here Christe warneth the,1 and describeth vnto the, those capitayns that shulde so blynde the great multitede (that they shulde nat finde the strayte gate) & leade them the brode waye to perdicion. Note fyrst that though they be false, yet he calleth them prophetes, whiche worde in the newe testamēt is taken for an expounder & an interpreter of scripture. And he sayth they shal come to you my disciples, then they must be our preachers and our doctours. Ye verely they must be those our false prechers which Peter prophesyed shulde be amonge vs and brynge in dāpnable sectes, for to fulfyl & satisfy theyr couetousnesse, & folowe the way and steppes of theyr father Balam. And they shall come therto in shepes clothynge. Ergo they be nether the turkes nor yet saresins. For they come clothed in yron and stele, and wyll therto suffre vs to kepe our fayth / yf we wyll submytte our selues to them / as the grekes do▪ ⟨image 114⟩