PHILEMON. This Latin word Peni 1tentia, called in the Greek tongue metanonia, which some turn Repentance, some Penance, is as 2Chrysostom saith, not only to cease from the old evils but also to follow better offices. For it is said: Decline from evil & do good.
Neither is it enough for us unto 3health, saith he, only to have plucked out the shaft, except we also lay medicines to the wound.
Of these words of the holy Doc tor S. John Chrysostom, is it evident, who truly repenteth and who not. If not only a cessation from the sin, but also a diligent exercise 4of the virtue followeth the Penance than is it true & unfeigned. But if ⟨image 15⟩there be proved a continuance […] y• sin, and no correction or amendment of life, than is it manifest that such one had never no true repentance in his heart. For S. Austen saith, what other 5thing is it to repent or to do Penance, than to be sorry for the since paste, & from henceforth to abstain from those things, which he hath committed. Again he saith, 6the fruit worthy of penance is to lament the since being past, and not to do them again, as it is written, caste not sin upon sin. Be ye 7washed, saith the LORD by the Prophet Isaiah, & be ye clean. He therefore 8is washed and is clean, which both lamenteth the things paste, & doth not commit again those things, that are worthy to be lamented. Paul describeth the true Penance in these words: Put of saith he, the old man with his acts, & put ye on the new man. Here he appointeth ⟨image 16⟩9us not only to put of the old man, but also to put on the new man. Again he saith, fashion not your selves like unto the manner of this world, but be ye changed by the renewing of your mind, whereby we are made a new creature, walking in the newness of life. Doth not our Baptism also preach unto us this thing? We are buried together, 10saith Paul, with Christ by Baptism unto death, that as Christ is risen again from the dead, so we likewise should walk in the newness of life.
Thus have we learned both by y• holy scriptures, & the ancient Doctors, what the true penance is.
PHILEMON. THis Latin worde Peni 1tentia, called in ye Greke tōge metanonia, which some turne Repētasice, some Penaunce, is as 2Chrisostome sayth, not only to cease from the olde euelles but also to followe better offices. For it is sayde: Declyne from euell & do good.
Neyther is it ynoughe for vs vnto 3helth, sayth he, only to haue plucked out the shafte, except we also lay medicines to the wounde.
Of these wordes of the holy Doc tor S. Iohn Chrysostome, is it euydente, who trulye repentethe and who not. If not onlye a cessasion frō the sinne, but also a diligent exercise 4of the vertue followeth the Penāce than is it true & vnfayned. But yf ⟨image 15⟩there be proued a cōtynuāce 〈…〉 y• syn, and no correccion or amendment of lyfe, thā is it manifest that such one had neuer no true repētance in his herte. For S. Austen sayth, what other 5thynge is it to repente or to do Penaunce, than to be sorye for the synnes paste, & from henseforthe to abstayne from those thynges, which he hath cōmytted. Agayne he sayth, 6the fruyte worthy of penaunce is to lament the synnes beynge past, and not to do thē agayne, as it is writtē, caste not synne vpon synne. Be ye 7wasshed, sayth ye LORDE by the Prophet Esaye, & be ye cleane. He therfore 8is wasshed and is cleane, which both lamenteth the thynges paste, & doth not cōmyt agayne those thynges, that are worthye to be lamēted. Paule descrybeth the true Penaūce in these wordes: Put of saith he, the olde man with his actes, & put ye on the newe man. Here he appoyntethe ⟨image 16⟩9vs not onlye to put of the olde man, but also to putte on the newe man. Agayne he sayth, fasshyon not your selues lyke vnto the manner of this worlde, but be ye chaundged by the renuynge of youre mynde, wherby we are made a newe creature, walking in the newnes of life. Doth not our Baptysme also preach vnto vs this thynge? We are buryed togyther,
- 1What Penance is.What Pe naunce is.
- 2Hom. l•x. De penitent.
- 3Psa. xxxiii
- 4Math wellMath wel
- 5Contr a […] iii. lib. […]Contr a 〈…〉 iii. lib. 〈…〉
- 6Ser. de […] lxvi.Ser. de 〈…〉 lxvi.
- 7Ec. xxx•.
- 8Isaiah. i.Esay. i.
- 9Colo. iii:
- 10Rom. vi.
