Certain sermons preached before the Queens Majesty, and at Pauls crossCertaine sermons preached before the Queenes Maiestie, and at Paules crosse

Therefore it will not be amiss now, to speak of repentance, which some of late years have changed into penance, and there of have also made a Sacrament. Here it behoveth to rip up the whole life of man. There is not any man that liveth, and sinneth not. God sayeth, The imagination of mans heart is evil ¹from his youth. The Prophet Jeremiah saith, The heart is deceitful and wicked above all ²things who can know it? Saint John therefore saith, If we say, that we have no sin, we ⟨image 179⟩³deceive our selves, & trueth is not in us. Of himself Saint Paul saith, I know that in me, that is, in my flesh dwelleth no good thing. ⁴Of himself the Prophet David sayeth, There is nothing sound in my flesh, because of thine ⁵anger: neither is there rest in my bones, because of my sins, For mine iniquities are gone over mine head, & as a weighty burden they are to heavy for me. He saith, If thou, O ⁶Lord, straightly markest iniquities, O Lord, who shall abide it? So saith the Wise man, A ⁷just man falleth seven times.

Therfore it wil not bee amisse now, to speake of repentaunce, which some of late yeares haue chaunged into pennaunce, and there of haue also made a Sacrament. Here it behoueth to rippe vp the whole lyfe of man. There is not any man that liueth, and sinneth not. God sayeth, The imagination of mans heart is euyll ¹from his youth. The Prophet Ieremie saith, The heart is deceitful and wicked aboue all ²things who can know it? Saint Iohn therefore saith, If wee say, that we haue no sinne, wee