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…

If I thought these, which I have before recited, were not sufficient to confirm your faith of Gods love towards such as do repent, I would tarry longer herein. But because I have been both long, and also I trust, you have some exercise of conscience in this daily (or else you are to blame) I will but touch and go, Consider with your selves what we are misers, wretches, and enemies to God. Consider what God is, even he, which hath all power, majesty, might glory, riches &c. perfectly of himself, and needeth nothing, but hath all things. Consider what Christ is: concerning his Godhead, coequal with his Father, even he by whom all things were made; he, I say, by whom all things are ruled and governed: Concerning his Manhood, the only Darling of his Father, in whom is all his joy. ⟨p. 66⟩Now Sir, what a love is this? that this God which needeth nothing, would give wholly his own self to thee, his enemy, wreaking his wrath upon himself, in this his Son: as a man may say, to spare thee, to save thee, to win thee, to buy thee, to have thee, to enjoy thee for ever. Because thy sin hath separated thee from him, to the end thou mightest come eftsoons into his company again, & therein remain; he himself became, as a man would say, a sinner: or rather sin it self, even a malediction or curse: that we sinners, we accursed by our sin, might by his oblation or suffering for our sins, by his curse, be delivered from sin and from malediction. For by sin, he destroyed sin, killing Death, Satan, and Sin, by their own weapons; and that for thee and me (man) if we cast it not away by unbelief. Oh wonderful love of God. Who ever heard of such a love? the Father of Heaven for us his enemies, to give his own dearly beloved Son, Jesus Christ, and ⟨p. 67⟩that not only to be our Brother, to dwell among us: but also, to the death of the Cross for us? Oh wonderful love of Christ to us all, that was content and willing to work this deed for us. Was there any love like to this love?

If I thought these, which I haue before recited, were not sufficient to confirme your faith of Gods loue towards such as do repent, I would tarie longer herein. But because I haue béene both long, and also I trust, you haue some exercise of concience in this daily (or els you are to bsame) I wil but touch and goe, Consider with your selues what we are misers, wretches, and enimies to God. Consider what God is, euen he, which hath all power, maiestie, might glory, riches &c. perfectly of himselfe, and needeth nothing, but hath all things. Consider what Christ is: concerning his Godhead, coequal with his Father, euen he by whom all things were made; he, I say, by whome all things are ruled and gouerned: Concerning his Manhood, the onely Dearling of his Father, in whome is all his ioy.