A14133:339
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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1But what are these sheep's clothings, truly the very name of Christ, For saith Christ Mat. xxiiii. There shall come many in my name and deceive many. And besides that, they shall do miracles in Christs name, as it followeth in the text, that they shall call Christ Master, Master, and begynne theyr sermone sayenge. Our master Christ saith in such a chapter. what so ever ye bind upon earth, shall be bound in heaven. See friends these be not our words, but our master Christs, And they shall do miracles in Christs name thereto, to confirm the false doctrine which they preach in his name. O fearful & terrible judgement of almighty God and sentence of extremery gorousnesse upon all that love not the truth (when it is preached them) that God to avenge him self of their unkindness, shall send them so strong delusions that doctrine should be preached unto them in the name of Christ, & made seem to follow out of his words and be confirmed with miracles done in calling upon the name of Christ,2 to harden their hearts in the faith of lies according to the prophesy of Paul to the Thessalonians in the second pistle.
1But what are these shepes clothynges, truly the very name of Christ, For sayth Christ Mat. xxiiii. There shall come many in my name and deceaue many. And besydes that, they shall do myracles in Christes name, as it foloweth in the texte, that they shal call Christ Maister, Maister, and begynne theyr sermone sayenge. Our maister Christe saythe in suche a chapiter. what so euer ye bynde vpon earthe, shalbe bounde in heuen. Se frendes these be nat our wordes, but our master Christes, And they shal do myracles in Christes name therto, to confyrme the false doctrine which they preache in his name. O feareful & terryble iudgement of almyghty God and sentence of extremery gorousnesse vpon al that loue nat the truth (whan it is preached them) that God to aduenge hym selfe of their vnkyndnesse, shal sende them so stronge delusions that doctrine shuld be preached vnto them in the name of Christ, & made seme to folowe out of his wordes and be confyrmed with myracles done in callynge vpon the name of Christ,2