A14133:359
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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❧ Finally when God giveth, and I receive with thanks, is not God as well pleased / as when I give for his sake and he receiveth? A ⟨p. cv⟩true friend is as glad to do his friend a good turn, as to receive a good turn, when the father giveth his son a new cote & saith. Am not I a good father / & wilt not thou love me again and do what I bid thee, And the boy receiveth it with thanks and saith yea, and is glade and proud thereof, doth not the father rejoice as much now in the lade, as another time when the lade doth what so ever it be at his fathers commandment? But the false prophets do well to paint God after the likeness of their own visnomy, glad when he receiveth▪ yea when they receive in his name. But sour grudging and evil content when he giveth again. But thou pleaseth god, wham thou askest in faith, & when thou receivest with thanks, and when thou rejoicest in his gifts and lovest him again, to keep his commandments and the appointment and covenant made between him and thee. ☜ / ☞
❧ Fynally whan God geueth, and I receaue with thankes, is nat God as well pleased / as whan I geue for his sake and he receaueth? A ⟨p. cv⟩true frende is as glad to do his frende a good turne, as to receyue a good turne, whan the father gyueth his sonne a newe cote & sayth. Am nat I a good father / & wylte nat thou loue me agayn and do what I bydde the, And the boye receyueth it with thankes and sayth ye, and is glade and proude therof, dothe nat the father reioyse as muche nowe in the lade, as a nother tyme whan the lade dothe what so euer it be at his fathers commaundemēt? But the false prophetes do well to paynte God after the lykenesse of theyr owne visenomye, glad whan he receyueth▪ ye whan they receyue in his name. But sowre grudgynge and euell content whan he geueth agayne. But thou pleaseth god, whā thou askest ī faith, & whan thou receauest with thankes, and whan thou reioysest in his gyftes and louest hym agayne, to kepe his commaundementes and the apoyntemāt and couenaunt made betwene hym and the. ☜ / ☞