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And when it came to pass, That one or other said, that he could not repent nor be sorry for his since, as might chance in loving of harlots or desire of vengeance &c. than did they demand, if he did not wish, or would be glad, that he might have contrition? if than he said, yea, (for who would here say, nay, except the devil him self) than did they accept it for contrition, & forgave him his since upon this his good deed. Here induced they S. Bernard for an ensample. &c. Here doth it appear, how the blindness of mans wit doth grope in Gods causes, & seeketh comfort in her own works, after her own imagination, and can not ones think ⟨image 26⟩on Christ or on faith. Now if men behold it by the light. So is such Contrition, a made and invented imagination, of mans own power, without faith and without knowledge of Christ, wherein sometimes, the poor sy•ner, when he remembered his lusts or vengeance, would rather have laughed than wept, except such as contrary wise by the law were pinched a right, o• were plagued of the devil in vain with a sad spirit. Otherwise, was such contrition doubtless, clean hypocrisy, & did never ky• the lusts of sin. For they were constrained to repent, not withstanding, that they would lesser have sinned more, if it had ben without danger.

And whan it came to passe, That one or other sayde, that he coulde not repente nor be sory for hys synnes, as might chaunce in louinge of harlottes or desyre of vengeaunce &c. than dyd they demaunde, yf he dyd not wysshe, or would be glad, that he myght haue contrition? yf than he sayd, yea, (for who woulde here saye, nay, except the deuyl him self) than did they accept it for contrition, & forgaue hym hys synnes vpon thys hys good dede. Here induced they S. Bernarde for an ensample. &c. Here doth it appeare, howe the blyndenes of mannes witte dothe grope in Gods causes, & seketh cōfort in her owne workes, after her owne imagination, and can not ones thynke ⟨image 26⟩on Christe or on fayth. Nowe yf men beholde it by the lyght. So is suche Coutrition, a made and innented imagination, of mans owne power, withoute faythe and withoute knoweledge of Christe, wherein sometymes, the poore sy•ner, when he remembred hys lustes or vengeaunce, woulde rather haue lawghed than wept, except suche as contrary wyse by the lawe were pynched a ryght, o were plaged of the deuyll in vayne with a sadde spirite. Otherwyse, was suche contrition doubteles, cleane hypocrisy, & dyd neuer ky the lustes of synne. For they were constrayned to repente, not withstondynge, that they woulde lesser haue synned more, yf it hadde ben without danger.