A14133:345
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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1If thou profess poverty, what doest thou with the lands of gentlemen, squyer•, knights, barons, earls & dukes? what should a lords brother be a beggars servant? or what should a beggar ride with three or four score horses waiting on him. Is it mete that a man ⟨p. cii⟩of noble birth, & the right heir of the lands which thou possessest should be thine horse keeper thou being a beggar.
1If thou professe pouertye, what doest thou with the landes of gentylmen, squyer•, knyghtes, barōs, erles & dukes? what shulde a lordes brother be a beggers seruaunt? or what shulde a begger ryde with thre or foure score horses waytynge on hym. Is it mete that a man ⟨p. cii⟩of noble byrth, & the right heyre of the landes whiche thou possessest sholde be thyne horse keper thou beynge a begger.
- 1Poverty.Pouertye.
If ye profess chastity, why desire ye above all other men the company of women?1 what do ye with whores openly in many countries, and with secret dispensations to keep concubines? why corrupt ye so much other mens wives? and why be there so many Sodomites among you? ☜ / ❀ / ☞
If ye professe chastite, why desyer ye aboue al other men the company of women?1