A14133:78
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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But the hypocrites clean contrary condemn all them for grievous sinners,1 save them only that bye their holiness of them, And because they will suffer with no man, they get them to silence. And because they will help no man •ll that they have (they say) pertaineth to the convent and is none of theirs.2 And if they be offended, they will be avenged immediately. And to cloak, that they should not seem to avenge them selves, the matter (say they) pertaineth to God and holy church, or to some saint or to one or other holy thing, as if thou smite one of them on the one cheek, he will turn to him the other ere he will avenge him self.3 But the injury of the holy Oil wherewith he was anointed, that must he avenge, and that with a spiritual punishment / that thou must be accursed as black as a collier and delivered to Satan. And if thou come not in and axe absolution and offer thy self to penance and to paying thereto, they well not suffer till the devil fetch thee. But will deliver the to the fire in the mean time. And all for zeal ⟨image 21⟩of righteousness (say they.)
But the ypocrytes clene contrary condempne all them for greuous synners,1 saue them onely that bye theyr holynes of them, And because they wyll soffer with no man, they get them to sylence. And because they wyll helpe no man •ll that they haue (they saye) partayneth to the couent and is none of theyrs.2 And yf they be offended, they wyll be aduenged immedyatly. And to cloke, that they shulde not seme to aduenge them selues, the mater (saye they) pa•tayneth to God and holy churche, or to some saynte or to one or other holye thynge, as if thou smyte one of them on the one cheke, he wyll turne to hym the other yer he wyll aduenge hym selfe.