A sermon of repentance, madeA sermon of repentaunce, made

I might here bring in examples of their penance, how perilous it is to be embraced, but let the example of their grand sire Judas serve, in whom we see all the parts of their penance, as they describe it, and yet notwithstanding was ⟨image 17⟩he damned. He was sorry enough as the effect showed, he had their contrition fully out of the which he confessed his fault saying: I have betrayed innocent blood and thereunto he made satisfaction, restoring the money he had received. But yet all was but lost, he hanged up him self, his bowels burst out, and he remaineth a child of perdition for ever. I would wish that this example of Judas, in whom you see the parts of their penance contrition, confession, and satisfaction, would move them to penance, and to describe it a little better, making hope or trust of Gods free mercy a piece thereof, or else with Judas they will mar all.

I mighte here brynge in examples of theyr pennaunce, how perilous it is to be embraced, but lette the example of theyr graunde sier Iudas serue, in whome we see all the partes of their pennaunce, as they describe it, and yet notwithstanding was ⟨image 17⟩he damned. He was sory enough as the effect shewed, he had their contricion fully oute of the whiche he confessed his faute saying: I haue betrayed innocent bloud and therevnto he made satisfaction, restorynge the money he had receyued. But yet all was but lost, he hanged vp hym selfe, hys bowelles burste out, and he remayneth a chyld of perdition for euer. I wold wishe that this example of Iudas, in whome you see the parts of theyr pennaunce contricion, confession, and satisfaction, woulde moue them to pennaunce, and to describe it a lytell better, makynge hope or trust of Gods free mercy a pece thereof, or elles with Iudas they wyll marre all.

Perchance these words, contrition, confession, and Satisfaction ⟨image 17⟩were used as I have expoū dead them at the first. But in that we see so much danger & hurt by using them without expositions, either let us join to them open expositions always: or else let us not use them at all, but say as I write, that penance is a hearty sorrow for our sins, a good hope or trust of pardon thorough Christ, which is not without an earnest purpose to amend, or a new life. This penance is the things whereto all the scripture calleth us, this penance do I now call you all unto, this must be continually in us, and not for a lent season, as we have thought, This must increase daily more and more in us, without this we cannot be saved.