A14133:343
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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They have robbed the works commanded by God of the intent and purpose that they were ordained for. And with their obedience they have drawn them selves from under the obedience of all princes and temporal laws ⟨image 115⟩with their poverty, they have robbed all nations & kingdoms, and so with their wilful poverty have enriched them selves, & have made the commons poor / with their chastity / they have filled all the world full of whores and sodomites,1 thinking to please God more hilly with keeping of an whore then an honest chaste wife, If they say it is not truth then all the world knoweth they lye, for if a priest marry an honest wife, they punish him immediately and say he is an heinous heretic as though matrimony were abominable. But if he keep a whore, then is he a good chaste child of their holy father the pope whose ensample they follow, an I warrant him sing mass on the next day after as well as he did before, without ether persecution or excommunication / such are the laws of their unchaste I would say their own chaste father. ☜ / ☞
They haue robbed the workes commaunded by God of the entent and purpose that they were ordeyned for. And with theyr obedience they haue drawen them selues from vnder the obedience of all princes and temporall lawes ⟨image 115⟩with theyr pouerty, they haue robbed all nacions & kyngedomes, and so with theyr wylful pouerty haue enryched them selues, & haue made the comens poore / with theyr chastite / they haue fylled all the worlde full of whores and sodomites,1 thynking to please God more hylye with kepynge of an whore then an honest chast wyfe, If they say it is nat truthe then all the worlde knoweth they lye, for if a prest mary an honest wyfe, they punyshe hym immediatly and saye he is an haynouse heretyke as though matrimonye were abhominable. But if he kepe a whore, thē is he a good chast chylde of theyr holy father the pope whose ensample they folowe, an I warrant hym synge masse on ye next day after as wel as he dyd before, without ether persecucion or excommunicacion / suche are the lawes of theyr vnchaste I wolde say theyr owne chast father. ☜ / ☞