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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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To the reader: Unto the reader.To the reader: Vnto the reader.
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Here hast thou dear Reader an Exposition unto the .v.vi. and .vii. Chapters of Matthew. wherein Christ our spiritual Isaac diggeth again the wells of Abraham, which wells the scribes and pharisees, those wicked and spiteful philistines, had stopped and filled up with the earth of their false expositions. He openeth the kingdom of heaven which they had shut up that other men should not enter, as they them selves had no lust to go in. He restoreth the key of knowledge which they had taken away and broken the wards with wresting the text contrary to his due and natural course, with their false glosses. He plucketh away from the face of Moses, the veil which the scribes and pharisees had spread thereon, that no man might perceive the brightness of his countenance. He wedeth out the thorns and bushes of their pharisaical glosses, wherewith they had stopped up the narrow way and strait gate, that few could find them.
HEre hast thou deare Reader an Exposicion vnto the .v.vi. and .vii. Chapters of Mathewe. wherin Christe our spirituall Isaac diggeth agayne the welles of Abraham, which welles the scrybes and phareses, those wycked and spiteful philistines, hade stopped and fylled vp with the erthe of theyr false exposicyons. He openeth the kyngdome of heuen which they had shut vp that other men shulde not enter, as they them selues hade no luste to go in. He restoreth the keye of knowledge whiche they hade taken awaye and broken the wardes with wrestynge the text contrary to his due and naturall course, with theyr false gloses. He pluckethe awaye from the face of Moyses, the vayle which the scrybes and phareses hade spred theron, that no man myght perceaue the bryghtnes of hys countenaunce. He wedeth out the thornes and busshes of theyr pharesaicall gloses, wherwith they hade stopped vp the narowe way and strayt gate, that fewe coude fynde them.
The wells of Abraham, are the scripture.1 And the scripture may well be called the kingdom of heaven, which is eternal life, and nothing save the knowledge of God the father and of his son Jesus Christ. Johan. xvii