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And lastly it was crafty, because he betrayed him with a kiss, which is a sign of love. Like this traitor do all other traitors, and therefore are all called Judases, that is, impudent, and covetous, and crafty like their master.

And lastly it was craftie, because hee betrayed him with a kisse, which is a signe of loue. Like this traitour do all other traitours, and therefore are all called Iudasses, that is, impudent, and couetous, and craftie like their master.

The next consideration is: how Judas his ⟨p. 891⟩repentance came upon him, in these words: When he saw that Jesus was condemned, &c. Peter heard three crows before he felt any remorse, so Judas saw his Lord apprehended, & yet he repented not, then he saw him accused, and yet he repented not, then he saw him mocked, & yet he repented not, then he saw him buffeted, & yet he repented not, at last he saw him condemned, and then saith Matthew he repented, like one which slayeth his friend in his rage, and sorroweth when it is past. In the sixth of Genesis, God is said to repent, but GOD repenteth not like men: so here the wicked are said to repent, but the wicked repent not like the faithful: But as it is said of Esau, that he sought repentance, so they may be rather said to repent, than to repent in deed. For if Judas had repented like Peter, he should have been forgiven like Peter: but to show that he did not repent well, when he had committed one sin, he addeth another to it: for when he had murdered his master, he murdered himself too. Therefore, if you ask how he repented? I think he repented so as most usurers repent upon their death-beds. There is a shame of sin, & guilt of conscience, & fear of judgement, even in the reprobate, which is a foretaste of hell which the wicked feel: even as peace of conscience & joy in the holy Ghost ⟨p. 892⟩is a foretaste of heaven, which the godly feel before they come thither. So Judas was displeased with the ugliness of his treachery, and had a misshapen sorrow like a Bears whelp, but without any conversion to God, or hope of mercy, or prayer for pardon, or purpose to amend. Only he felt a shame and guilt, and anguish in his heart: which was rather a punishment of his sin, than a repentance for his sin, and a preparative to Hell which he was going unto: for hardness of heart, and despair of mercy are sins & punishments for sin too: but true repentance is such a sorrow for one sin as breedeth a dislike of all sins, and moveth to pray, and resolveth to amend, which falleth upon none but the elect, and therefore Paul calleth the heart of the reprobate,