This Usher then, Repentance, if we truly possessed, we should be certain of true faith, and so assured of the victory over death, hell, and Satan. His works then which he hath stirred up, would quail, God would restore us politic peace, right should be right, and have right: Gods Gospel should tarry with us, Religion should be cherished, Superstition suppressed: and so we yet something happy, notwithstanding the great loss of our most gracious ⟨image 4⟩Liege, sovereign Lord. All these would come to pass you see, if the Gentleman-Usher I speak of, I mean, Repentance, were at Inn with us. As if he be absent, we may be certain, that Lady Faith is absent. Wherefore, we cannot but be vanquished of the world, the flesh, and the devil, and so will Satan's works prosper, though not in all things to blear our eyes, yet in that thing which he most of all desireth. Therefore, to Repentance, for our selves privately, and for the Realm and Church publicly, every one shall labour to stir up both our selves and others. This, to the end, that for my part I might help, I have presently put forth a Sermon of Repentance, which had lien by me half a year at the least, for the most part of it. For, the last Summer, as I was abroad preaching in the Country, my chance was to make a sermon of Repentance, the which was earnestly of divers desired of me, that I should give it them written, or else put it forth in print, which I could not do, for I had not written it, and so I told them.
This Vsher then, Repentance, if wee truely possessed, wee should be certaine of true faith, and so assured of the victory ouer death, hell, and Sathan. His workes then which hee hath stirred vp, would quaile, God would restore vs politique peace, right should be right, and haue right: Gods Gospell should tarrie with vs, Religion should bee cherished, Superstition suppressed: and so we yet something happy, notwithstanding the great losse of our most gracious ⟨image 4⟩Liege, souereigne Lord. All these would come to passe you see, if the Gentleman-Vsher I speake of, I meane, Repentance, were at Inne with vs. As if he be absent, we may be certaine, that Lady Faith is absent. Wherefore, we cannot but be vanquished of the world, the flesh, and the diuell, and so wil Sathans workes prosper, though not in all things to bleare our eyes, yet in that thing which he most of all desireth. Therefore, to Repentance, for our selues priuately, and for the Realme and Church publickly, euery one shall labour to stirre vp both our selues and others. This, to the end, that for my part I might helpe, I haue presently put forth a Sermon of Repentance, which had lyen by me halfe a yeere at the least, for the most part of it. For, the last Summer, as I was abroad preaching in the Countrey, my chance was to make a sermon of Repentance, the which was earnestly of diuers desired of me, that I should giue it them written, or else put it forth in print, which I could not doe, for I had not written it, and so I told them.
