1But if thou wilt have the true pardon and remission of thy since, and be delivered A paena & culpa, toties quoties, take this order. First, repent thee ⟨p. 196⟩of thy former life. Secondly flee unto God the Father in the name of his dearly beloved Son Christ Jesus our alone Saviour and Redeemer, craving at his hands with strong faith, mercy and forgiveness of thy since. Thirdly, take a new life unto thee, ever desiring strength from above to walk daily more and more in the holy ways of God's most holy law. If thou do this, doubt thou not, but that thou shalt have abundantly unto the great consolation and comfort of thy soul, remission of all thy since, quietness of conscience, the gift of the holy Ghost, God's favour, grace, and mercy, and after this transitory life, everlasting life with all heavenly joy and unoutspeakeable felicity, yea and that without these Antichristians pardons, which are nothing ells,2 than nets for money, deceavings of the people, defacing of Christs death, obscuryngs of Gods free grace, very spurs unto all lewdness of life, and a right pathway unto everlasting damnation.3 Hear what god saith by the prophet: Come to ⟨image 225⟩the waters all ye that be thirsty, and ye that have no money. Come bye, that ye may have to eat. Come, bye wine & milk without any money, or money worth. Wherefore do you lay out your money, for the thing ye fedeth you not, & spend your labour about the thing ye satisfieth you not? But hearken, hearken rather unto me, and ye shall eat of the best, & your soul shall have her pleasure in plenteousness. Incline your ears, & come unto me: take heed (I say) & your souls shall live, &c. Are not these the words of our Saviour Christ? Come unto me all ye that labour and are laden,4 and I shall ease you. Again, Let him that is a thirst come. And let who soever will, take of the water of life, freely and without any money. Of them that will seek remission of their since and pardon of their wicked life, or any other spiritual and heavenly gift: but only at his hand by faith in Christ: God complaineth grievously on this manner and sayeth: Be astonished (O ye heavens) be afraid,5 and abashed at such a thing, sayeth the Lord. For my people hath done two evils. They ⟨p. 197⟩have forsaken me the well of the water of life, and have digged them pits, yea vile and broken pits, ye can hold no water.
1But if thou wilte haue the true pardon and remission of thy synnes, and be deliuered A paena & culpa, toties quoties, take thys order. Fyrst, repent thee ⟨p. 196⟩of thy former lyfe. Secondly flee vnto God the Father in the name of hys derely beloued Sonne Christ Iesu our alone Sauioure and Redemer, crauyng at his handes with stronge faith, mercy and forgeuenesse of thy synnes. Thyrdelye, take a newe life vnto thee, euer desyring strengthe from aboue to walke dayly more and more in the holy wayes of Goddes moste holy lawe. If thou do thys, doubt thou not, but yt thou shalt haue abundauntly vnto the great consolation and comforte of thy soule, remission of all thy synnes, quietnesse of conscience, the gift of the holy Ghost, Goddes fauoure, grace, and mercye, and after thys transitorye life, euerlastyng lyfe with al heauenly ioye and vnoutspeakeable felicitie, yea and that without these Antichristians pardons, whiche are nothyng ells,2 than nets for mony, deceauings of ye people, defacyng of Christes death, obscuryngs of Gods free grace, very spurres vnto all leudnesse of lyfe, and a ryght patheway vnto euerlasting dānation.3 Heare what god sayth by ye prophet: Come to ⟨image 225⟩the waters al ye yt be thirstye, and ye yt haue no money. Come bye, yt ye maye haue to eate. Come, bye wine & milke without any money, or money worth. Wherfore do you lay out your money, for the thing ye fedeth you not, & spende your labour about the thyng ye satisfyeth you not? But harken, harkē rather vnto me, and ye shal eate of the beste, & your soule shall haue her pleasure in plenteousnesse. Enclyne your eares, & come vnto me: take hede (I say) & your soules shal liue, &c. Are not these the wordes of our Sauiour Christ? Come vnto me al ye that laboure and are laden,4 and I shall ease you. Agayne, Let him that is a thyrst come. And let who soeuer will, take of the water of lyfe, freely and without any money. Of thē that wil seke remission of their synnes and pardon of their wicked life, or any other spirituall and heauenly gift: but only at hys hande by fayth in Christ: God complayneth greuously on thys manner and sayeth: Be astonyshed (O ye heauens) be afrayde,5 and abashed at suche a thyng, sayeth the Lorde. For my people hath done two euills. They
- 1What is to be done, that we may have true pardon.What is to be done, that wee may haue true pardō.
- 2What the popes pardons are.
- 3Isaiah. lv.Esay. lv.
- 4Math. xi. Apoc. xxii.
- 5Jere. ii,Iere. ii,
