A14133:350
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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Ye shall know them by their fruits.1 First thorns bear no grapes nor briers figs. Also if thou see goodly blossoms in them & thinkest there to have figs, grapes, or any fruit for the sustenance or comfort of man, go to them ⟨image 116⟩in time of need, and thou shalt find nought at all. Thou shalt find, for south I have no goods nor any thing proper, or that is mine own, It is the convents. I were a these if I gave it my father what so ever need he had. It is saint Edmund's patrimony. Saint Albans patrimony, Saint Edwards patrimony the goods of holy church. It may not be minished nor occupied upon lay and profane uses. The king of the realm for all that he defendeth them above all other, yet getteth he nought what need soever he have save them only when he must spend on their causes all that they give withal that he can get beside of his pore commons. If the king will attempt to take ought from them by the authority of his office for the defence of the realm. Or if any man will enter at them otherwise then they lust them selves, by what law or right it be, they turn to thorns and briers, and wax at once rougher then a hedgehog, & will sprinkle them with the holy water of their maledictions as thick as hail, and breath out the lightening of excommunication upon them, and so consume them to powder, ☜ / ☞
Ye shal know them by theyr frutes.1 First thornes beare no grages nor bryers fygges. Also if thou se goodly blossomes in them & thynkest there to haue fygges, grapes, or any frute for the sustenaunce or confort of man, go to them ⟨image 116⟩in tyme of nede, and thou shalt fynde nought at all. Thou shalte fynde, for southe I haue no goodes nor any thyng proper, or that is myne owne, It is the couentes. I were a thefe yf I gaue it my father what so euer nede he had. It is saynt Edmondes patrimony. Saynt Albons patrimonye, Saynt Edwardes patrymonye the goodes of holy churche. It may nat be mynysshed nor occupyed vpon lay and prophane vses. The kyng of the realme for al that he defendeth them aboue all other, yet getteth he nought what nede soeuer he haue saue thē only whan he must spende on theyr causes all that they gyue withal that he can get besyde of his pore comēs. If the kyng wyl attempte to take ought from thē by ye auctorite of his office for the defence of the realme. Or yf any man wyll entre at them otherwyse then they lust them selues, by what lawe or ryght it be, they turne to thornes and bryers, and waxe at once rougher then a hedgehogge, & wyll sprynkle them with the holy water of theyr maledictions as thycke as hayle, and brethe out the lyghtenynge of excommunicacion vpon them, and so consume them to pouldre, ☜ / ☞