A14133:93
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 suffer persecution §ix.for righteousness sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they that suffer persecucyon §ix.for ryghteuousnes sake, for theyrs is the kyngedome of heuen.
If the faith of Christ and law of God in which two all righteousness is contained, be written in thine heart, that is, if thou believe in Christ to be justified from sin or for remission of sin, and consentest in thine heart, to the law that it is good, holy and just and thy duty to do it and submitest thy self so to do, and there up on goest forth and testifieth that faith and law of righteousness openly unto the world in word and dead. Then will Satan stir up his members against thee, and thou shalt be persecuted on every side. But be of good comfort and faint not. Call to mind the saying of Paul. 2. Tymo. 3. how all that will live godly in christ Jesus, shall so fer persecution, Remember how all the prophets that went before thee, were so dealt with, Luke. vi. Remember the ensamples of the apostles, and of Christ him self, and that the disciple is no better then his master, and that ⟨image 26⟩Christ admitteth no disciple which not only leaveth not all,1 but also taketh his cross to, we be not called to a soft living and to peace in this world. But unto peace of conscience in God our father through Jesus Christ, and to war in this world.
Yf the faythe of Chryste and lawe of God in whiche two all ryghtuousnes is contayned, be wrytten in thyne harte, that is, yf thou beleue in Christ to be iustefyed from syn or for remyssyon of syn, and consentest in thyne harte, to the lawe that it is good, holy and iuste and thy duty to do it and submytest thy selfe so to do, and ther vp on goest forth and testefyeth that fayth and lawe of ryghteousnes openly vnto the worlde in worde and deade. Then wyll Sathan stere vp his members agaynste the, and thou shalte be persecuted on euerye syde. But be of good comforte and faynte not. Call to mynde the saynge of Paule. 2. Tymo. 3. howe al that wyl lyue godly in chryst Iesu, shal so fer persecucyon, Remember howe al the prophetes that wēt before the, were so dealt with,