A14133:74
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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1To be merciful, is to have compassion and to feel another mans disease, and to mourn with them that mourn, and suffer with them that suffer, and to help and succour them that are in tribulation and adversity, and to comfort them with good counsel and wholesome instruction and loving words. And to be merciful, is lovingly to forgive them that offended the as soon as they knowledge their misdoing and axe the mercy. To be merciful / is patiently long to abide the conversion of sinners with a lusty courage and hope that God will at the last convert them, and in the mean time to pray instantly for them, and ever when he saith an occasion / to exhort them, warn them / monish them and rebuke them. And to be merciful / is to interpret all to the best. ⟨p. xviii⟩& to look through the fingers at many things and not to make a grievous sin of every small trifle / and to suffer and forbear in his own cause the malice of them that will not repent nor be a known of their wickedness, as long as he can suffer it, and as long as it ought to be suffered, and when he can no longer, then to complain to them that have authority to forbid wrong and to punish such evil doers.
1To be mercyfull, is to haue compassyon and to feale a nother mannes desease, and to mourne with them that mourne, and soffer with them that soffer, and to helpe and socoure them that are in trybulacyon and aduersyte, and to comforte them with good councell and wholsome instruccyon and louynge wordes. And to be mercyfull, is louyngly to forgeue them that offended the assone as they knowledge theyr mysdoynge and axe the mercy. To be mercefull / is pacyently longe to abyde the conuersyon of synners with a lusty courage and hope that God wyl at the last conuerte them, and in the meane tyme to praye instauntlye for them, and euer when he seythe an occasyon / to exhorte them, warne them / monyshe them and rebuke them. And to be mercyfull / is to enterprete all to the best.