A14133:59
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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And prover .xvii. and heavy spirit dryeth up the bones. And Paul commandeth. Phili. iiii. to rejoice ever. And Roma. xii. he saith rejoice with them that rejoice, and sorrow with them that sorrow, and weep with them that weep, which seem two contraries.
And prouer .xvii. and heuy spirite dryeth vp the bones. And Paule commaundeth. Phili. iiii. to reioyse euer. And Roma. xii. he sayth reioyse with them that reioyse, and sorowe with them that sorowe, and wepe with thē that wepe, which seme two contraryes.
1This mourning is that cross without which was never any disciple of Christ or ever shall be, For of what so ever state or degree thou be in this world, if thou profess the Gospel, there followeth the a cross (as warmness accompanieth the sun shining) under which thy spy rite shall groan and mourn secretly, not only ⟨p. xiiii⟩because the world and thine own flesh carry the away •lene contrary to the purpose of thine heart. But also to see and behold the wretchedness and mys fortunes of thy brethren, for which (because thou lovest them aswell as thy self) thou shalt mourn and sorrow no less then for thy self. Though thou be king or Emperor, yet if thou knowest Christ and god through Christ, and intendest to walk in the sight of God, and to minister thine office truly, thou shalt (to keep justice with all) be compelled to do daily that, which thou art no less loth to do, then if thou shouldest cut of arm hand or any other member of thine own body, yea and if thou wylt• follow the right way and nether torn on the right hand nor on the left, thou shalt have immediately thine own subjects, thine own servants, thine own lords, thine own counsellors and thine own prophets thereto against thee. Unto whose froward malice and stubbornness, thou shalt be compelled to permit a thousand things against thy conscience, not able to resist them, at which thine heart shall bleed inwardly, and shalt sauce thy sweet sops which the world weneth thou haste, with sorrows enow and still mourning, studying ether alone or else with a few friends secretly night and day, and sighing to God for help / mitigate the fury ouse frowardness of them whom thou art not able to withstand that all go not after the will of the ungodly, what was