A14133:355
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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The will that Abraham had to slay Isaac, & all that he did till he came at the very point to slay him / were good works / and so had ben the slaying also. And Abraham was sure that he pleased God hilly / and as well as in any other work, and had as deeply sinned if he had ben disobedient therein, as though he had done any other cruel deed forbidden by God, yea but shoemaking is not commanded by God, yes and hath the promise of God annexed thereto. For God hath commanded me for the avoiding of sine to do my brethren service / and to live thereby / ❀and to chose one estate or other (for if thou wouldest receive only of thy brethren and do nought again thou were a these and an extortioner & a tyrant) And I chose shoemaking, or receive it at the obedience of mine elders. Now have I God's commandment to work therein truly, and his promise annexed thereto, that he will bless mine occupation and make it lucky and fruitful to bring me an honest living. work I not now at God's commandment and have his promise that it pleaseth him?
The wyll that Abraham had to slaye Isaac, & all that he dyd tyl he came at the very poynte to slaye hym / were good workes / and so had ben the slayenge also. And Abraham was sure that he pleased God hylye / and as well as in any other worke, and had as depely synned yf he had ben disobedient therin, as though he had done any other cruell dede forboden by God, ye but shomakynge is nat commaunded by God, yes and hath the promise of God annexed therto. For God hath commaunded me for the auoydynge of syne to do my brethren seruice / and to lyue therby / ❀and to chose one estate or other (for if thou woldest receaue only of thy brethren and do nought agayne thou were a thefe and an extorcioner & a tyraunt) And I chose shomakynge, or receaue it at the obedience of myne elders. Nowe haue I goddes commaundement to worke therin trulye, and his promyse annexed therto, that he wyll blesse myne occupacion and make it lucky and frutful to brynge me an honest lyuynge. worke I nat nowe at goddes commaundement and haue his promyse that it pleaseth hym?
- ❀Handy crafts are the commandment of God.Handy craftes are the cōmandement of God.