A14133:54
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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Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted,
Blessed are they that mourne, for they shalbe comforted,
This mourning is also in the spirit, and no kin to the sour looking of Hypocrites nor to the impatient waywardness of those fleshly which ever whine and complain that the world is naught, because they can not obtain and enjoy their lusts therein, Nether forbiddeth in always to be merry and to laugh, and make good cheer now and then, to forget sorrow, that overmuch heaviness swallow not a man clean up For the wise man saith, sorrow hath cost many their lives.
Thys mournynge is also in the spyryte, and no kynne to the soure lokynge of Ypocrytes nor to the impaciēt weywardnes of those fleshly which euer whine and complaine that the world is naught, because they can not obtayne and enioye theyr lustes therin, Nether forbydyth in alwayes to be mery and to laugh, and make good chere nowe and then, to forget sorowe, that ouermoche heuynes swalowe not a man clene vp For the wyse man saythe, sorowe hath cost many theyr lyues.
And prover .xvii. and heavy spirit dryeth up the bones. And Paul commandeth.