A14133:44
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?
Title page typeset from the transcription.
To the reader: Unto the reader.To the reader: Vnto the reader.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
If you say, seeing faith love and hope be three virtues inseparable. Ergo faith only justifieth not. I answer, though they be inseparable,1 yet they have separable and sundry offices as it is above said of the law an faith, Faith only which is a sure and an undoubted trust in Christ, and in the father through him, certifieth the conscience that the sin is forgiven and the damnation and impossibility of the law taken away (as it is above rehearsed in the conditions of the covenant) And with such persuasions mollifieth the heart and maketh her love God again and his law,
Yf you say, seynge faythee loue and hope bethre vertues inseperable. Ergo faythe onely iustefyeth not. I answere, thoughe they be inseperable,1 yet they haue seperable and sundrye offyces as it is aboue sayd of ye lawe an fayth, Fayth onely whiche is a sure and an vndouted truste in Christ, and in the father thorowe hym, certefyeth the conscyence that the synne is forgeuen and the dampnacyon and impossybylyte of the lawe taken away (as it is aboue rehersed in the condycyons of the couenant) And with such persuasyons mollefyeth the harte and maketh her loue God agayne and his lawe,
- 1The office of faith.The offyce of faythe.
And as oft as we sin, faith only keepeth that we forsake not our profession, and that love utterly quench not, and hope fail, and only maketh the peace again, For a true believer trusteth in Christ only, and not in his own works or ought else, for the remission of sin.
And as ofte as we synne, fayth onely kepeth that we forsake not our professyō, and that loue vtterly quenche not, and hope fayle, and onely maketh the peace agayne, For a true beleuer trusteth in Christ onely, and not in his owne workes or ought els, for the remyssyon of syn.