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Seven godly and learned sermons preached by the Reverend Father in God John Ivel, late bishop of Salisbury. Never before imprintedSeuen godly and learned sermons preached by the Reuerend Father in God Iohn Iuel, late bishop of Salisburie. Neuer before imprinted
London : Impensis G. Bishop, 1607
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Miserere mei quoniam iniquitatem meam ego cognosco, Have mercy upon me, O Lord, because I know mine iniquities. And why said he thus? because he was ashamed. Jeremiah, Postquam ostendisti mihi peccata mea, erubui: After thou hadst, O Lord, showed me mine offences, I was ashamed (said he.) Thus (good brethren) a wicked conscience evermore beareth shame about with it, evermore carieth a most heavy burden, evermore is pricked and tormented, and never at quiet.
Miserere mei quoniam iniquitatem meam ego cognosco, Haue mercie vpon me, O Lord, because I know mine iniquities. And why said he thus? because he was ashamed. Ieremie, Postquam ostendisti mihi peccata mea, erubui: After thou hadst, O Lord, shewed me mine offences, I was ashamed (said he.) Thus (good brethren) a wicked conscience euermore beareth shame about with it, euermore carieth a most heauie burden, euermore is prickt and tormented, and neuer at quiet.
And though some men there be, so given over unto sin, that they feel no shame in this life, that are not moved in their conscience in this world, yet may they assure themselves they shall feel bitter torments in the world to come, and eternal shame that never shall have end. And if there be any that will now say, as the people in the time of Daniel did; whatsoever we do, God will not look unto us, he regardeth not our doings, whether we do good or evil, God hath no respect unto it; and so be nothing ⟨image 42⟩moved in their conscience for their sinful living: when they shall be cast into utter darkness where shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, then shall their conscience be moved with repentance, then shall they be ashamed; but then all too late.1 Remember the glutton, the rich glutton (that in his life time had nothing but pleasure, never felt adversity, nor never was pricked in conscience for his misliving) after he fell into Hell fire, was there tormented, and the worm of his conscience began to gnaw him; then he cried out unto Abraham, then he was ashamed, but then was it too late. And thus shall the wicked people do at the last day, the wicked people (I say) that shall then be living and see the great terror of that day, They shall say unto the Hills, fall upon us, unto the mountains,