In this his sin, though a great while he lay a sleep (as many do now a days, God give them good waking) thinking y• by the sacrifices he offered all was well, God was content: yea at length when the Prophet by a parable had opened the poke, & brought him in remembrance of his own sin in such sort, that he gave judgement against himself: then quaked he, his sacrifices had no more taken away his since, then our sir Johns •rentals and wag ging of his fingers over the heads of such as lye asleep in their sins (out of the which when they are awaked, they will well see that it ⟨image 51⟩is neither Mass nor Mattins• blessing nor crossing will serve) ••en I say, he cried out saying: Peccavi Domino, I have sinned layeth he against my Lord & good God which hath don so much for me. I caused in deed Uriah to be killed. I have sinned, I have sinned. What shall I do? I have sinned and am worthy of eternal damnation. But what saith God by his Prophet: Dominus (sayth he) transtulit peccatum tuū, non morieris: The Lord hath taken away thy since, thou shalt not dye. Oh good God, he aid but Peccavi, I have sinned out yet from his hart and not from the lips only, as Pharaoh and Saul did, & incontinently he he•reth: Thou shalt not dye, the Lord hath taken away thy fins, or rather hath laid them upon an other, yea translated them upon the ⟨image 51⟩back of his Son Jesus Christ, who bare them, & not only them, but thine & mine also, if that we will now cry but from our harts, Peccavimus, we have sinned good Lord, we have done wickedly, enter not into judgement with us, but be merciful unto us after thy great mercy, and according to the multitude of thy compassions do away our iniquities &c. •or in deed God is not the God of David onely: Idem deus omnium, he is the God of all. So that Quicuuque inuocaverit nomen domini, saluus erit: He or she whosoever they be that call upon the name of the Lord, shall be saved. In confirmation whereof this history is written, as are also the other which I have recited, and many mo which I might recite: As of Manasseh y• wicked king; which ⟨image 52⟩slew Isaiah the Prophet, & wrought very much wickedness; yet the Lord showed mercy upon him being in prison, as his prayer doth teach us. Nabuchodonozer though for a time he bare Gods anger, yet at the length he found mercy.
In this his syn, though a great while he lay a sleepe (as many do nowe a dayes, God geue them good waking) thinking y• by the sacrifices he offered all was wel, God was content: yea at length when the Prophet by aparable had opened the poke, & brought him in remembrance of his own synne in such sort, that he gaue iudgement against himself: then quaked he, his sacri•ices had no more taken away his syns, then our syr Iohns •rentals and wag ging of his fi•gers ouer ye heads of such as lye asleepe in their sins (out of the which when they are awaked, they wyl wel see that it ⟨image 51⟩is neyther Masse nor Mattins• bless•ng nor crossyng wyll serue) ••en I say, he cryed out saying: Peccaui Domino, I haue synned layth he against my Lord & good God which hath don so much for me. I caused in deede Ury to bee killed. I haue synned, I haue sinned. What shal I do? I haue sinned and am worthy of eternall damnation. But what saith God by his Prophet: Dominus (sayth he) transtulit peccatum tuū, non morieris: The Lord hath taken away thy syns, thou shalt not dye. Oh good God, he ayd but Peccaui, I haue synned out yet from his hart and not from the lyps onely, as Pharao and Saule did, & incontinētly he he•reth: Thou shalt not dye, the Lord hath taken away thy fyns, or rather hath layd thē vpon an other, yea translated thē vpon the ⟨image 51⟩back of his sonne Iesus Christ, who bare them, & not only them, but thine & myne also, if that we wyl now cry but from our harts, Peccauimus, we haue sinned good Lord, we haue done wyckedly, enter not into iudgement wyth vs, but be mercyful vnto vs after thy great mercy, and according to the multitude of thy compassions do away our iniquities &c. •or in deede God is not the God of Dauid onely: Idem deus omnium, he is the God of all. So that Quicuuque inuocauerit nomen domini, saluus erit: He or she whosoeuer they be that call vpon the name of the Lord, shalbe saued. In confirmation whereof this history is wrytten, as are also the other which I haue recited, and many mo which I myght recite: As of Manasses y• wicked king; which ⟨image 52⟩
