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Publike fast.16. Fast.) He forbiddeth not open and publike fasts, which in the Iud 20, 26.
2. Esd. 9.
Ioel 2, 15.
Ion. 3.* Scriptures were commanded and proclamed to the people of God; and the Ninivites by such fasting appeased Gods wrath: but to fast for vaine glorie and praise of men, and to be desirous by the very face and look to be taken for a faster, that is forbidden, & that is hypocrisie.

Meritorious workes.20. Treasures in Heaven.) Treasures layd up in Heaven, must needs signifie, not faith only, but plentiful almes, and deeds of mercie and other good workes, which God keeping, as in a booke, wil reward them accordingly: as of the contrarie the Apostle saith: He that soweth sparingly, shal reape sparingly. 2. Cor. 9.

24. Two Masters.) Two religions, God and Baal, Christ and Calvin, Masse and Communion, the Catholike Church and Heretical Conventicles. Let them marke this lesson of our Saviour, that thinke they may serve al masters, al times, al religions. Agayne, these two masters do signifie, God and the world, the flesh and the spirit, justice and sinne.

25. Careful.) Prudent provision is not prohibited, but too much doubtfulnes and feare of Gods provision for us: to whom we ought with patience to commit the rest, when we have done sufficiently for our part.

 

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Chap. VII.

 

In this third and last Chapter of his Sermon, because we know not mens endes, he biddeth us beware of judging: 6. and never the lesse to take open dogs and swine (so he calleth them) as they be. 7. If these workes of justice seeme too hard, we must pray instantly to him that giveth them. 12. In the conclusion, he giveth one short rule of al justice. 13. and then he exhorteth with al vehemencie to the straite way, both of the Catholike faith, 21. and also of good life; because only fayth wil not suffice.

 

JUdge ″ not, that you be not judged. ²For Luc. 6, 37
Mr. 4, 24.* in what judgment you judge, you shal be judged: and in what measure you mete, it shal be measured to you againe. ³And why seest thou the mote that is in thy brothers eye: and the beame that is in thine owne eye thou seest not? ⁴Or how sayest thou to thy brother: Let me cast out the mote of thine eye; and behold a beame is in thine owne eye? ⁵Hypocrite, cast out first the beame out of thyne owne eye; and then shalt thou see to cast out the mote out of thy brothers eye.

⁶Give not that which is ″ holy to dogs: neither cast ye your pearles before swine, lest perhaps they treade them with their feete, & turning, al to teare you.

⁷Aske, Lu. 11, 9* and it shal be given you: seek, and you shal find, knock, & it shal be opened to you. ⁸For ″ every one that asketh, receiveth: and that seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh, it shal be opened. ⁹Or what man is there of you, whom if his childe shal aske bread, wil he reach him a stone? ¹⁰Or if he shal aske him fish, wil he reach him a serpent? ¹¹If you then being naught, know how to give good guifts to your children: how much more wil your Father which is in Heaven, give ^[1] good things to them that aske him?

¹²Al Luc. 6, 31.* things therfore whatsoever you wil that men doe to you, doe you also to them. For this is the Law and the Prophets.

¹³Enter Luc. 13, 14.* ye by the narrow gate: because brode is the gate, and large is the way that leadeth to perdition, and many there be that enter by it. ¹⁴How narrow is the gate, and straight is the way that leadeth to life: &

1. These good things are grace and al spiritual guifts, and whatsoever pertayneth to the health of the soule.