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A potacio[n] or dry[n]king for this holy time of le[n]t very co[m]fortable for all…A potacio[n] or dri[n]kynge for this holi time of le[n]t very co[m]fortable for all…
A potacio[n] or dry[n]king for this holy time of le[n]t very co[m]fortable for all penitent sinners, newly prepared by Theodore Basil.A potacio[n] or dri[n]kynge for this holi time of le[n]t very co[m]fortable for all penitent synners, newly prepared by Theodore Basille.
printed for Joha, 1542printed for Ioha, 1542
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
PHIL These texts stablish nothing their opinion, but rather manifestly condemn it. As 1touching y• first sentence of Paul S. Ambrose understandeth it not of Penance, but of Baptism. The 2renovation or renewing, saith he, by the fountain of holy Baptism can ⟨image 23⟩not be made the second time. To be renewed, he said that is, to be made new. For it is the office of holy baptism to make a man new. And a little after he saith, as Christ dyed once on the cross as concerning y• flesh, so do we dye once in Baptism, not in flesh but in sin. And as he can not dye again, so can not we be baptised again, except peradventure with the tears of Penance. not with the regeneration of y• fountain. What than wilt thou say, is there no Penance? There is 3Penance verily, but not another baptism. There is undoubtedly Penance & it hath much virtue and strength, yea even for him also, that is very much drowned in sin. Thus see you that they that sin after Baptism, can not be made a new by Baptism (for y• is no more reiterated) yet is not here Penance denied unto them, but sin they ⟨image 23⟩never so greatly, yet if they repent & turn to our LORD God. they shall surely find mercy and be saved. And as concerning the second text saint Ambrose upon the same 4place saith, that Christ dyed once for our since, & shall no more for them be offered. For with one oblation hath he made them perfect for evermore, that are sanctified. Thou art made clean, thou art free from since, y• art made the son of God. If thou returnest to thy first vomit, another judgement tarrieth for thee, except thou be renewed by Penance. Therefore let every one, while he hath time, fly unto the medicine of Penance, unless he be committed unto everlasting fire. These words declare openly, that so oft as we repent and turn, so oft shall we be forgiven. Only we ought not to look for another Sacrifice. For Christ already hath suffered once for all. Do