A sermon of repentance, madeA sermon of repentaunce, made

In Gods law we may see it a foul spot, not only to lie, or bear false witness against any man but also not to have as great care over thy neighbours name, as over thine own. Sin in gods law it is (we may see) & a foul spot not only to consent to evil, lust, or carnal desires, but even the very natural or carnal lusts & desires themselves, for so I may call them natural it self, being now so corrupted as self love, & many such like, by reason whereof, I trow there is none▪ that toteth well herein, but though he be blameless to the world & fair to the show, yet certainly inwardly, his face is foul arrayed & so shameful saucy mangy, pocked & scabbed, that he cannot, but be sorry, at the contemplation thereof: & that so much more by how much he continueth ⟨image 24⟩to look in this glass accordingly. And thus much concerning the second mean to the stirring up of sorrow for our sin: that next unto prayer, we should tote in gods law spiritually: that which toting if we use with prayer (as I said) let us not doubt, but at the length, gods spirit will work, as now to such as believe, (for to the unbelievers all is in vain: Their eyes are stark blind they can see nothing) to such as believe (I say) I trust something is done even already. But if nether by prayer nor by tooting in Gods law spiritually, as yet thy hard unbelieving hart feeleth no sorrow nor lamenting for thy sin: Thirdly look upon the tag tied to gods law, for as to mans laws, there is a tag tied, it is a penalty. So is there to God's law a tag tied, that is a penalty: and that no small one, but such a great ⟨image 25⟩great one, as cannot, but make us to cast our currish tails between our legs, if we believe it, for all is in vain, if we be faithless not to believe, before we feel.

In Gods law we maye see it a foule spot, not only to lie, or beare false witnes agaynst any mā but also not to haue as greate care ouer thy neyghboures name, as ouer thine owne. Sinne in gods law it is (we may se) & a foule spot not only to consent to euil, lust, or carnal desyres, but euē the verye natural or carnal lustes & desires thēselues, for so I may cal thē natural it self, beyng now so corrupted as self loue, & many such like, by reason wherof, I trow ther is none▪ that toteth well herein, but though he be blameles to ye world & fayre to ye shew, yet certaynely inwardly, his face is foule araied & so shamful saucie māgie, pocked & skabbed, yt he cānot, but be sory, at the cōtēplaciō therof: & that so much more by how much he continueth