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…

Sin in Gods Law it is we may see, and a foul spot, not only to consent ⟨p. 29⟩to evil lust, or carnal desires, but even the very natural or carnal lusts, and desires themselves, for so I may call them: nature it self, being now so corrupted, are sin, and self-love, and many such like. By reason whereof, I think there is none that looketh well therein, but though he be blameless to the world, & fair to the show; yet certainly, inwardly his face is foul arrayed, and so shameful, saucy, mangy, pocky, and scabbed, that he cannot but be sorry at the contemplation thereof, and that so much more, by how much he continueth to look in this glass accordingly.

Sinne in Gods Law it is we may see, and a foule spot, not onely to consent ⟨p. 29⟩to euill lust, or carnall desires, but euen the very natural or carnal lusts, and desires themselues, for so I may call them: nature it selfe, being now so corrupted, are sinne, and selfe-loue, and many such like. By reason wherof, I thinke there is none that looketh well therein, but though he be blamelesse to the world, & faire to the shew; yet certainly, inwardly his face is foule arrayed, and so shameful, saucy, mangy, pocky, and scabbed, that hee cannot but be sorry at the contemplation thereof, and that so much more, by how much hee continueth to looke in this glasse accordingly.

And thus much concerning the second mean, to the stirring up of sorrow for our sin, that next unto prayer we should look in Gods low spiritually. The which looking, 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) ⟨p. 30⟩I trust something is done even already. But if neither by prayer, nor by diligent looking into Gods law spiritually, as yet thy hard unbelieving heart feeleth no sorrow, nor lamenting for thy sin: Thirdly, look upon the tag tied to Gods Law: for to mans law there is a tag tied, that is, a penalty, and that no small one, but such a 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.