A14133:69
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 hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be fulfilled.
Blessed are they that honger and thyrste for ryghtwysnesse, for they shalbe fulfylled.
1Righteousness in this place is not taken for the principal righteousness of a christen man through which the person is good and accepted before God. For these .viii. points are but doctrine of the fruits and works of a christen man before which the faith must be there, to make righteous without all deserving of works and as a tree out of which all such fruits and works must spring. wherefore understand here the outward righteousness before the world and true and faithful dealing each with other / and just executing of the offices of all manner degrees / and meek obedience of all that are under power / So that the meaning is / happy are they which not only do their duties to all men, but also study and help to the uttermost of their power with word, dead, counsel and exhorting, that all other deal truly also according to the degree that every man beareth in the would, & be as desirous to further good order ⟨p. xvii⟩order and righteous dealing, as the hungry and thirsty be desirous to eat and drink.
1Ryghteousnes in thys place is not taken for the pryncypall ryghtuousnes of a chrysten man thorowe which the person is good and accepted before God. For these .viii. poyntes are but doctryne of the frutes and workes of a chrysten man before whiche the faythe muste be there, to make ryghteous without all deseruynge of workes and as a tre out of which al suche frutes and workes muste sprynge. wherfore vnderstande here the outwarde ryghteousnes before the worlde and true and faythful dealynge eche with other / and iuste executynge of the offyces of all maner degrees / and meke obedyence of all that are vnder power / So that the meanynge is / happy are they whiche not onely do theyr dutyes to all men, but also studye and helpe to the vttermoste of theyr power with worde, deade, councel and exortynge, that all other deale trulye also aceordynge to the degre that euery man beareth in the wolde, & be as desyerous to further good order