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

And so Contrition, if they had left out their subtle distinction, between it and Attrition, by this word just or full, making it a hearty sorrow for their sins, then we would never have cried out against them therefore. For we say, repentance hath three parts; Contrition, if you understand it for a hearty sorrow for sin; Confession, if you understand it for faith, of free pardon in Gods mercy, by Jesus Christ; and Satisfaction, if you understand it not to God-wards (for that only to Christ must be left alone) but to man-ward in restitution of goods wrongfully or fraudulently gotten, of name hindered by our slanders, and in newness of life: although (as I said before) none will show more plainly by Gods grace that this last is not so much a part indeed, as a plain effect or fruit of true repentance.

And so Contrition, if they had left out their subtill distinction, between it and Attrition, by this word just or full, making it a hearty sorrow for their sinnes, then we would never have cryed out against them therefore. For we say, repentance hath three parts; Contrition, if you understand it for a hearty sorrow for sinne; Confession, if you understand it for faith, of free pardon in Gods mercy, by Jesus Christ; and Satisfaction, if you understand it not to God-wards (for that only to Christ must be left alone) but to man-ward in restitution of goods wrongfully or fraudulently gotten, of name hindred by our slaunders, and in newnesse of life: although (as I said before) none will shew more plainely by Gods grace that this last is not so much a part indeed, as a plain effect or fruit of true repentance.

I might here bring in examples of ⟨p. 17⟩their penance, how perilous it is to be embraced: but let the example of their grand-sire Judas serve, in whom we see all the parts of their penance, as they describe it; and yet notwithstanding he was damned. He was sorry enough, as the effect showed: he had their contrition fully, out of the which he confessed his fault, saying, I have betrayed innocent blood: and thereunto he made satisfaction, restoring the money he had received. But yet all was but lost, he hanged up himself, his bowels burst out, and he remained a child of perdition for ever. I would wish that this example of Judas, in whom ye see the parts of their Penance, contrition, confession, and satisfaction, would move them to repentance, and to describe it a little better, making hope or trust of Gods free mercy a piece thereof, or else with Judas they will mar all.