Remains of that reverend and learned divine, John Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplain in…Remaines of that reverend and learned divine, Iohn Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplaine in…

Because hypocritical restitution is in necessity when he cannot help it, but it's a burden to him, then he casts it away as a dog doth his vomit, ⟨p. 31⟩when he is sick by it; thus Judas restored; but when we care for it, and it's pleasing to us, then to restore it is a sign of grace; thus did Zacheus cheerfully, when he might have kept it. The hypocrite restores as the Merchant that casteth his goods into the Sea, unwillingly; yet will rather lose them then his life.

Because hypocriticall restitution is in necessitie when hee cannot helpe it, but it's a burden to him, then hee casts it away as a dogge doth his vomit, ⟨p. 31⟩when he is sicke by it; thus Iudas restored; but when we care for it, and it's pleasing to us, then to restore it is a signe of grace; thus did Zacheus chearefully, when hee might have kept it. The hypocrite restores as the Merchant that casteth his goods into the Sea, unwillingly; yet will rather lose them then his life.

Thus have we seen that there is a false repentance, confession, and restitution, much like to the true, and how they differ.

Thus have we seene that there is a false repentance, confession, and restitution, much like to the true, and how they differ.

Then seeing there is such similitude between false repentance and true, this should teach us what ¹