A double summons the one, to unfeigned repentance. The other, to the worthy receiving…A double summons the one, to vnfained repentance. The other, to the worthie receiuing…

Noah, did he not sin and was drunk? Good Lot also, both in Sodom dissembled a little with the Angels, prolonging the time: and out of Sodom, he fell very foul: as did Judas, and the Patriarchs against Joseph; but yet I ween they found mercy. Moses, Miriam, Aaron, though they stumbled a little, yet received they mercy: yea, the people in the wilderness often sinned and displeased God, so that he was purposed to have destroyed them. Let me alone (saith he to Moses) that I may destroy them. But Moses did not let him alone, for he prayed still for them, and therefore God spared them. If the people were spared, through Moses prayer, they not praying with him, but rather worshipping their golden Calf, eating, drinking, and making jolly good cheer: Beloved, why shouldest thou doubt whether GOD will be ⟨p. 59⟩merciful to thee? having, as indeed thou hast, one much better then Moses to pray for thee, and with thee; even Jesus Christ, who sitteth on the right hand of his Father, and prayeth for us, being no less faithful in his fathers house, the Church, then Moses was in the Synagogue. David, that good King, had a foul foil, when he committed whoredom with his faithful servants wife, Bathsheba: whereunto he added also a mischievous murder, causing her husband, his most faithful Soldier Uria to be slain, with an honest company of his most valiant men of war, and that with the sword of the uncircumcised.

Noah, did he not sin and was drunk? Good Lot also, both in Sodome dissembled a little with the Angels, prolonging the time: and out of Sodome, he fel very foule: as did Iudas, and the Patriarks against Ioseph; but yet I ween they found mercy. Moses, Myriam, Aaron, though they stumbled a little, yet receiued they mercy: yea, the people in the wildernes often sinned and displeased God, so that he was purposed to haue destroyed them. Let me alone (saith he to Moses) that I may destroy them. But Moses did not let him alone, for he prayed still for them, and therfore God spared them. If the people were spared, through Moses prayer, they not praying with him, but rather worshipping their golden Calfe, eating, drinking, and making iolly good cheere: Beloued, why shouldest thou doubt whether GOD will bee ⟨p. 59⟩mercifull to thee? hauing, as indeede thou hast, one much better then Moses to pray for thee, and with thee; euen Iesus Christ, who sitteth on the right hand of his Father, and prayeth for vs, being no lesse faithfull in his fathers house, the Church, then Moses was in the Synagogue. Dauid, that good King, had a foule foile, when hee committed whoredom with his faithfull seruants wife, Bethsheba: wherunto he added also a mischieuous murther, causing her husband, his most faithfull Souldier Vria to bee slaine, with an honest company of his most valiant men of warre, and that with the sword of the vncircumcised.