A14133:39
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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To the reader: Unto the reader.To the reader: Vnto the reader.
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And as all they that have their hearts washed with this inward baptism of the spirit ⟨image 10⟩are of the church and have the keys of the scripture, yea and of binding and loosing and do not err, Even so they that sin of purpose and will not hear when their faults be told them, but seek liberties and privileges to sine unpunished, and gloss out the law of God, and maintain ceremonies, traditions and customs, to destroy the faith of Christ, the same be members of Satan, and all their doctrine is poison, error and darkness, yea though they be Popes, Bishops, Abbots, Curates and doctors of divinity, and though they can rehearse all the scripture without book, and though they be seen in greek, Hebrew and latin, yea and though they so preach Christ and the passion of Christ that they make the poor women weep and howl again.1 For when they come to the point that they should minister Christs passion unto the salvation of our souls, there they poison all together, and gloss out the law that should make us feel our salvation in Christ, and drive us in that point from Christ, and teach us to put our trust in our own works for the remission and satisfaction of our since, and in the ape's play of hypocrites which sell their merits in stead of christs blood and passion.
And as all they that haue theyr hartes wasshed with thys inwarde baptyme of the spyryte ⟨image 10⟩are of the church and haue the keyes of the scrypture, ye and of byndynge and lowsynge and do not erre, Euen so they that synne of purpose and wyll not heare when theyr fautes be tolde them, but seke lybertyes and pryuyleges to syne vnpunysshed, and glose out the lawe of God, and mayntene ceremonyes, tradicyons and customes, to destroy the fayth of Chryste, the same be members of Sathan, and all theyr doctryne is poyson, erroure and darkenes, ye thoughe they be Popes, Bysshoppes, Abbotes, Curates and doctoures of dyuynyte, and though they can reherse all the scrypture without booke, and thoughe they be sene in greke, Ebrewe and latyne, ye and though they so preache Chryste and the passyon of Chryste that they make the poore wemen wepe and howle agayne.1 For when they come to the poynte that they shulde mynyster Chrystes passyon vnto the saluacyon of our soules, there they poyson all together, and glose out the lawe that shulde make vs fele our saluacyon in Chryst, and dryue vs in that poynte from Chryste, and teache vs to put our truste in our owne workes for the remyssion and satysfaccion of our synnes, and in the apysplay of ypocrytes which sel theyr merites in stede of christes bloud and passyon.