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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16590	A sermon of repentaunce, made by Iohn Bradforde	Bradford, John, 1510?-1555.	1553 (1553)	STC 3496; ESTC S106825	33,698	128

pennaunce as towards the ende you shall se by Gods grace But least suche as seke for occasion to speake euill shoulde haue any occasion though thei tarry not out the ende of this sermon I there fore deuyde penaunce into the iii foresayde partes of sorowing for oure synne of good hoope or truste of pardon and of a newe lyfe Thus you now se what penaunce is a sorowyng for synne a purpose to amend with a good hope or truste of pardone This pennaunce not onely differeth from that whiche men comonlye haue taken to be pennaunce in saying and doing our enioyned lady psalters Seuen Psalmes fastinges pilgrimages almose dedes and such lyke thinges but also frome that whiche the more learned haue declared to consist of three partes namely Contricion Confession and Satisfaction Contricion they call a iuste a full sorowe for theyr synne for this worde iust and ful is one of the differences betwene contricion and attricion Confession they cal a numbring of all theyr synnes in the eare of theyr ghostly father for as saye they a iudge caÌ„not absolue with out knoweledge of the cause or matter so cannot the Preiste or gostly father absolue from other synnes then those whiche he doth heare Satisfaction they call a mendes makinge vnto God for their synnes by theyr vndue workes opera indebita workes more theÌ„ they nede to do as they terme them This is theyr pennaunce whiche they preache wryte and alowe but howe true this geare is howe it agreeth with goddes worde howe it is to be alowed taught preached and wrytten let vs a lyttell considre If a man repent not vntyl he haue a iust full sorowynge for his synnes dearly beloued when shall he repent for inasmuche as hell fier and the ponishment of the deuils is a iuste ponyshmente for synne Inasmuch as in al synne ther is a contempt of GOD whyche is all goodnesse and therefore there is a deserte of all ylnesse Alasse who can bear or feele this iuste sorowe this full sorowe for our sinnes this their contrition whiche they so do discerne from theyr attricion Shall not man by this doctryne rather dispayre then come by repentaunce Yf a manne repent not vntyll he haue made confessyon of all hys synnes in the eare of hys goostlye father yf a man can not haue absolution of his synnes vntyll hys sinnes be tolde by tale and nuÌ„ber in the preists eare in that as Dauyd sayethe none canne vnderstande moche lesse then vtter al hys synnes Delicta quis intelligit Who can vnderstande his sinnes in that Dauid of him selfe complayneth else where howe that thys synnes are ouer flowed his head and as a heauye burthen do depresse hym halasse shall not a man by this doctryne be vtterlye dryuen from repentaunce Thoughe they haue gone aboute somethyng to make plaisters for theyr soores of confession or attricion to aswage this geare biddinge a manne to hope well of his contricion thoughe it be not so ful as is required and of his confession thoughe he haue not nombred all his sinnes yf so be that he do so muche as in hym lyeth Dearelye beloued in that there is none but that herein he is gyltye for who doth as muche as he maye trowe ye that this playster is not lyke salte for sore eyes Yes vndoubtedlye when they haue al done they can for the appeasing of consciences in these pointes this is the some that we yet shulde hope well But yet so hope that we muste stonde in a mammeryng doubtynge whether oure synnes be forgeuen For to beleue remissionem peccatorum that is to be certeyne of forgeuenes of sinnes as oure crede teacheth vs they couÌ„t it a presumptioÌ„ Oh abhomination and that not only hereat but at all theyr pennaunce as they paynte it As concerninge Satisfaction by theyr opera indebita vndewe workes that is by suche workes as they nede not to doo but of theyr owne voluntarynesse and wylfulnesse wylfulnesse in dede who seeth not monstruous abhomination blasphemie and euen open fyghtynge agaynste God For yf Satisfaction can be done by man then Christ died in vaine for him that so satisfieth and so reyngneth he in vayn is he a bysshoppe and a Prieste in vayne Goddes lawe requyreth loue to God with all oure harte soule power myght and strenghte so that there is nothynge canne be done to Godwarde whiche is not conteined in this commaundemente nothynge can be done ouer and aboue this Againe Christ requireth that to manward we should loue one another as he loued vs. Trowe that we can do any good thynge to oure neyghbourwarde which is not herein comprised Yea let them tell me when they do any thynge so in the loue of God and theyr neyghboure but that they had nede to crye Demitte nobis debita nostra Forgeue vs oure sinnes so farre are we of from satisfieng doeth not Christe saye when you haue done all thinges that I haue coÌ„maunded you say that ye be but vnprofitable seruauÌ„tes Put no thinge to my worde sayeth god yes workes of supererogation superabhomination saye they Whatsoeuer thinges are true sayeth the apostle S. Paul Philip iiij whatsoeuer thinges are honeste whatsoeuer thinges are pure whatsoeuer thynges are conueniente whatsoeuer thinges are of honest report yf there be any vertue yf there be anye prayse haue you them in youre minde and do them the god of peace shalbe with you I weene this well looked on wyll pull vs from popish satisfactory workes whiche do deface Christes treasures and satisfaction In heauen and in earth was there none founde that coulde satisfy gods angre for our sinnes or get heauen for man but only y e sonne of God Iesus Christ the Lyon of the tribe of Iuda who by his bloude hath wrought the worke of satisfaction and alonelye is worthy all honour glorye and prayse for he hath opened the boke with the seuen seales Apoca. v. Dearely beloued therfore abhorre this abhomination eueÌ„ to thinke that there is any other satisfaction to Godward for sinne then Christes bloude onely blasphemye it is and that horriblye to thynke otherwyse The bloud of Christ purifieth sayeth S. Iohn from al sinne and therfore he is called y e lambe slayne from the begynninge of the world because there was neuer synne forgeuen of God nor shalbe from the begynninge vnto the ende of the worlde but only thorowe Christes death prate the pope his prelates as please them with theyr pardons purgatories purgations place bois trentales diriges workes of supererogations superabhominations c. Esay xliii I am he sayeth the Lorde whiche put awaye thyne offences and that for mine owne sake and wyl no more remembre thyne iniquities putte me in remembraunce for we wyll reason together tell me what thou hast for thee to make thee ryghtuous Thy fyrste father offended sore c. And thus writeth S. Iohn Yf any man synne we haue an aduocate sayth he with the

thynges Yf when we hated hym and fledde awaye from hym he sente his sonne to seke vs who canne thynke otherwyse theÌ„ y t now we louynge hym and lamentynge because we loue him no more but that he wyll for euer loue vs. He that geueth the more to his ennemyes wyll not he geue the lesse trowe you to his frendes God hath giuen his owne sonne then whiche thinge nothinge is greater to vs his enemies and we nowe beyng become his frendes wyll he denye vs fayth and pardone of oure synnes whiche thoughe they be greate yet in comparisone nothynge at all Christ Iesus woulde geue hys owne selfe for vs when we wylled it not and wil he nowe denye vs fayth yf we wyll it This wyll is his earnest that he hath geuen vs truely to loke in dede for the thyng wylled And loke thou for it in deede for as he hath geuen thee to wyll so wyll he geue thee to do Iesus Christ gaue his lyfe for oure euylles and by his deathe delyuered vs Oh then in that he lyueth nowe and cannot dye wyll he forsake vs His hearte bloude was not to deere for vs when we asked it not what can then be nowe to dere for vs askyng it is he a chaungelyng is he mutable as man is can he repent hym of his gyftes Did he not foresee our falles payde not he therefore the pryce Because he sawe we shulde fail sore therfore wolde he suffer sore Yea if his sufferynges hadde not bene enoughe he would yet once more come agayne GOD the father I am sure yf the deathe of hys sonne incarnate wold not serue woulde him selfe and the holye ghost also become incarnate and dye for vs. This death of Christ therfore loke on as y e very plege of Gods loue towards the whosoeuer thou art howe deepe soeuer thou hast sinned See Gods handes are nayled they cannot stryke thee his feete also he cannot runne from thee his armes are wide open to imbrace the his heade hanges down to kysse the his verye harte is open so that therein see roote looke spie pepe and thou shalte se nothyng therin but loue loue loue loue to the hide thee therefore lay thy head there with the Euangeliste Iohn xiij This is the clyfte of the rocke wherein Helias stode this is the pillow of downe for al aking heades Anoint thy head w t this oile let this oyntment enbaulme thy heade and washe thy face Tarry thou here and cock sure thou art I warrant thee Say w t Paule what can separateme froÌ„ the loue of god can death can pouertye syckenesse hunger or any mysery perswade the nowe that God loueth the not Nay nothyng caÌ„ separate the froÌ„ the loue where w t god hath loued y e in christ Iesus whom he loueth he loueth to the ende Iohn .xiii. So that nowe where abouÌ„daunce of sinne hath ben in thee the more is the abouÌ„daunce of grace But to what ende forsooth that as sinne hath raygned to death as thou se est to the kyllyng of Goddes sonne so nowe grace must raigne to life to the honouryng of gods sonne who is nowe alyue and cannot dye any more So that they which by fayth fele this cannot any more dye to God but to synne wherto they are dead and buried with christ As Christ therfore lyueth so do they and that to God to ryghtuousnes and holynes The lyfe which they lyue is in fide fily dei in the fayth of the sonne of God whereby you see that now I am slipt into that which I made the thyrde parte of penaunce namely newnes of lyfe which I could not so haue done yf that it were a parte of it selfe in deede as it is an effect a freewyt of the seconde parte that is of fayth or truste in Gods mercy For he that beleueth that is is certaynly perswaded synne to be such a thing that it is the cause of al miserie and of it self so greatly angreth God that in heauen nor in earth nothinge coulde appease his wrath saue alonely the death preciouse bloudshe dinge of the sonne of God in whome is al the delight and pleasure of the father He I say that is perswaded thus of sinne the same caÌ„not but in hearte abhorre and quake to doe or saye yea to thinke anye thing willingly which Gods law teachet him to be sinne Agayne he that beleueth that is is certaynly perswaded Gods loue to be so much towards him y t wher through synne he was loste and made a fyre brand of hel the eternal Father of mercy which is the omnisufficient God nedeth nothing of vs or of any thinge y t we can do to delyuer vs out of hell to bring vs into heaueÌ„ dyd sende eueÌ„ his own most dere sonne out of his bosome out of heauen into hell as a man would say to bring vs as I sayd froÌ„ thence into his owne bosome mercy we beyng his very enemies He I say that is thus perswaded of gods loue towardes him of y e price of his redempcion by the dere bloud of the laÌ„be imaculate Iesus Christ the same maÌ„ cannot but loue god agayn of loue do that hartely desire to do better y t which might please God Trow you that such a one knowiÌ„g this geare by faith wil willingly walter wallow in his woful lustes plesure fantisties Wil suche a one as knoweth by faith christ Iesus to haue geueÌ„ his bloud to wash him froÌ„ his sinnes play the sow to walter in his puddell of fylthie sinne vyce agayn Nay rather theÌ„ he wylbe defiled agayn by wilfull sinning he wil wash ofteÌ„ the fete of his affectioÌ„s watching ouer y e vice styl sticking in him which as a spring coÌ„tinually sendeth out poyson ynough to drown defile him did not the swete water of Christes passion in gods sight wash it and his bloude satisfie the rigoure of Gods iustice due for the same This bloud of christ shed for our sinnes is to dere in the sighte of him that beleueth that he wil abhorre in his hart to stampe it and treade it vnder his feete He knoweth nowe by his belefe that it is to muche that hetherto he hath set to little by it is ashamed therof Therfore the resydue of hys lyfe he purposeth to take better heede to him selfe then to fore he dyd For because he seeth by his fayth the greuousnes of Gods anger the foulenes of synne the greatnesse of Gods mercye and of Christes loue towardes him He wyll nowe be headie to praye God to geue him his grace accordingly that as w t his eyes tonge handes feete c. He hath displeased God doynge his owne wyl euen so now with the same eyes tonge eares handes feete c. He maye displease his owne selfe and do Gods wil. Willinglye wyll he nowe do that which mighte renewe the death of the sonne of God He knoweth he hath to much sinne vnwillingly in

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