Therefore S. Augustine saithe, 1Non intres in Judicium cum Seruo tuo. Quid est, Non intres in judicium cum Seruo tuo? Non stes mecum in judicio, exigendo a me omnia quae praecepisti, & omnia, quae jussisti. Nam me inuenies reum, •i in judicium intraveris mecum. Opus ergo est Misericordia tua, potiùs, quàm liquidissimo judicio tuo: O Lord, enter not into judgement with thy Servant. What meaneth that, Enter not into judgement with thy Servant? Thus much it meaneth: Stand not with me in judgement, requiring of me all that thou haste commanded. For if thou enter into judgement with me, thou shalt find me guilty. I have need therefore, not of thy upright Judgement,2 but of thy Mercy. Again he saith, Merita quorumlibet hominum quae sunt? Quandoquidem ille, qui non cum Mercede debita, sed cum gratuita Gratia venit, Omnes peccatores, solus à peccato liber, & liberator, inuevit: What be the Merits of any men? For Christ that came, not with his dew reward, but with his Grace, that was not dew, found all men sinners, being him self only free from sin, 3and a deliverer of Sinners. Again he saith, Coronat te in Misericordia, & Miserationibus. Hoc fiet in judicio: ubi cùm Rex justus sederit in through, redditurus unicuique secundum opera eius, quis gloriabitur, castum see habere Cor? Aut quis gloriabitur, mundum se esse à peccatis? Ideò illie ⟨p. 322⟩necessarium fuit commemorare Miserationē, & Misericordiam Domini, &c. God crowneth with Favour and Mercy. That shall be down in the last judgement: where as, when the Just King shall sit in his Throne, to render to every man according to his works, who shall boast, that his heart is chaste? Or who shall boast, that be is clean from Sin? Therefore it was needful to make mention of the Pity, and Mercy of Our Lord. And again, 4Opera manuum mearum non Commendo. Timeo enim, ne cùm inspexeris, plura inuenias peccata, quàm Merita: Lord, I commend not the works of my hands. For I am afraid, lest, when thou shalt behold them, thou shalt find moe sins, then good deservings.
Therefore S. Augustine saithe, 1Non intres in Iudicium cum Seruo tuo. Quid est, Non intres in iudicium cum Seruo tuo? Non stes mecum in iudicio, exigendo a me omnia quae praecepisti, & omnia, quae iussisti. Nam me inuenies reum, •i in iudicium intraueris mecum. Opus ergo est Misericordia tua, potiùs, quàm liquidissimo iudicio tuo: O Lorde, enter not into iudgemente with thy Seruaunte. What meaneth that, Enter not into iudgemente with thy Seruaunte? Thus mutche it meaneth: Stande not with me in iudgemente, requiringe of me al that thou haste commaunded. For if thou enter into iudgemente with me, thou shalt finde me guilty. I haue neede therefore, not of thy vpright Iudgemente,2 but of thy Mercie. Againe he saithe, Merita quorumlibet hominum quae sunt? Quandoquidem ille, qui non cum Mercede debita, sed cum gratuita Gratia venit, Omnes peccatores, solus à peccato liber, & liberator, inueuit: VVhat be the Merites of any menne? For Christe that came, not vvith his devve revvarde, but vvith his Grace, that vvas not devve, founde al menne sinners, being him selfe onely free from sinne, 3and a deliuerer of Sinners. Againe hee saithe, Coronat te in Misericordia, & Miserationibus. Hoc fiet in iudicio: vbi cùm Rex iustus sederit in thro•o, redditurus vnicuique secundum opera eius, quis gloriabitur, castum se habere Cor? Aut quis gloriabitur, mundum se esse à peccatis? Ideò illie ⟨p. 322⟩necessarium fuit cōmemorare Miserationē, & Misericordiam Domini, &c. God crowneth with Fauour and Mercie. That shalbe doune in the laste iudgemente: where as, when the Juste Kinge shal sit in his Throne, to render to euery man accordinge to his woorkes, who shal boaste, that his harte is chaste? Or who shal boaste, that be is cleane from Sinne? Therefore it was needeful to make mention of the Pitie, and Mercie of Our Lorde. And againe, 4Opera manuum mearum non Commendo. Timeo enim, ne cùm inspexeris, plura inuenias peccata, quàm Merita: Lorde, I commende not the woorkes of my handes. For I am afraide, leste, when thou shalte beholde them, thou shalt finde moe sinnes, then good deseruinges.
- 1Augustine. De Tempore, Sermo. 49.
- 2Augustin. Epist. 52. ad Mac•don.
- 3Augustin. De Spiritu, & Litera. Cap. 33.
- 4Augustin. in Psalm. 137.
