The good old way, or, An excellent and profitable treatise of repentance made

I might tell you of many, if I should speak of the Lunatic, such as were possessed with Devils, Lame, Blind, dumb, deaf, lepers, &c. but time will not suffer me, therefore, one or two shall serve. Mary Magdalen had seven Devils, but yet they were cast out of her: and of all others, she was the first that Christ appeared unto, after his resurrection. Thomas would not believe Christs resurrection, though many told him, which ⟨p. 58⟩had seen and felt him: by reason whereof, a man might have thought that his sins would have cast him away. Except I should see and feel (saith he) I will not believe. Ah wilful Thomas; I will not, saith he, but Christ appeared unto him, and would not loose him, neither will he thee, beloved, if with Thomas, thou wilt keep company with the Disciples, as Thomas did. Peters fall was ugly he accursed himself, if ever he knew Christ, and that for fear of a Maiden, and lied not once, but three several times, and that in the hearing of Christ his Master; but yet the third time Christ looked back, and cast on him his eye of grace, so that he went out and wept bitterly. And after Christs resurrection, not only did the Angels will the Woman to tell Peter, that Christ was risen, but Christ himself appeared unto him; such a good Lord is he.

I might tell you of many, if I should speake of the Lunatick, such as were possessed with Divels, Lame, Blind, dumb, deaf, lepers, &c. but time will not suffer me, therefore, one or two shall serve. Mary Magdalen had seven Divels, but yet they were cast out of her: and of all others, she was the first that Christ appeared unto, after his resurrection. Thomas would not believe Christs resurrection, though many told him, which ⟨p. 58⟩had seen and felt him: by reason whereof, a man might have thought that his sinnes would have cast him away. Except I should see and feele (saith he) I will not believe. Ah wilfull Thomas; I will not, saith he, but Christ appeared unto him, and would not loose him, neither will he thee, beloved, if with Thomas, thou wilt keepe company with the Disciples, as Thomas did. Peters fall was ugly he accursed himselfe, if ever he knew Christ, and that for feare of a Maiden, and lyed not once, but three severall times, and that in the hearing of Christ his Master; but yet the third time Christ looked back, and cast on him his eye of grace, so that he went out and wept bitterly. And after Christs resurrection, not only did the Angels will the Woman to tell Peter, that Christ was risen, but Christ himselfe appeared unto him; such a good Lord is he.