A14133:52
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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Christ Here in his first sermon beginneth to restore the law of the ten commandments unto her right understanding, against the scribes and Pharisees which were hypocrites, false prophets and false preachers, and had corrupt the scripture with the leaven of their glosses,1 And it is not without a great mystery that Christ beginneth his preaching at poverty in spirit, which is nether beggary nor against the possessing of richesse, But a virtue contrary to the vice of covetousness, the inordinate desire and love of riches and putting trust in richesse.
Chryste Here in his fyrst sarmone begynneth to restore the lawe of the ten commaundementes vnto her ryght vnderstandinge, agaynste the scrybes and Pharyses whiche were ypocrytes, false prophetes and false preachers, and had corrupte the scrypture with the leauen of theyr gloses,1 And it is not without a great mystery that Chryst begynneth hys preachynge at pouertye in spyryte, whiche is nether beggery nor agaynste the possessynge of rychesse, But a vertue contrarye to the vyce of couetousnesse, the inordynate desyre and loue of reches and puttynge truste in rychesse.
- 1Poverty in spiritPouertye in spyryte
Riches is the gift of God given man to ⟨image 13⟩maintain the degrees of this world,1 and therefore not evil yea and some must be poor and some rich, if we shall have an order in this world. And God our father divideth richesse and poverty among his children according to his godly pleasure and wisdom. And as richesse doth not exclude the from the blessing so doth not poverty certify thee. But to put thy trust in the living God maketh the heir thereof. For if thou trust in the living god. Then if thou be poor, thou covetest not to be rich, for thou art certified that thy father shall minister unto the food and raiment, and be thy defender, and if thou have riches, thou knowest that they be but vanity, and that as thou broughtest them not into the world, so shalt thou not carry them out, and that as they be thine to day, so may they be another mans to morrow, and that the favour of God only both gave and also keepeth thee and them, and not thy wisdom or power, and that they nether ought else can help at need, save the good will of thy heavenly father only, Happy and blessed then are the poor in spirit, that is to say the rich that have not their confidence nor consolation in the vanity of their richesse, and the poor that desire not inordinately to be rich, but have their trust in the living God for food and raiment and for all that pertaineth ether to the body or the soul, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.