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A04703
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The vnitie and scisme of the olde chirche; Unitie and scisme of the olde chirche.
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Joye, George, d. 1553.
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1543
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STC 14830; ESTC S104748
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Turks with wother plages imminent that is if from the botome of our hertie we be conuerted vnto the Lorde amending owr corrupte maners nothing douting of the mercy of our god For this is once full of counforte that christe came to call sinners to repentance and not theÌ„ that semed iuste in their own eyes The pharisais scrybes and saduceis as ar now owr antichristeÌ„ spiritualte with their captiued seculare were the most desperate vngodly as Christe and Ioan bapt well knew them yet thei both exhorted them to repentance Christe called them to him promising them forgeuenes if their penance were trwe Let vs not therfore despeire of forgeuenes nor castawaye and condempne a man neuer so synfull and cryminous except his synne be vnto death For God our father is Ientle of an infinite mercye constante and trwe of his promises as ye see in Iere. and Ezechie xviij chap. At laste that thou maiste knowe what is trwe repeÌ„tance and to stere the ther vnto let this be the diffinicion therof Repentance or penance is a turning or conuersion vnto the Lorde god wherby we of the syncere feare of god humbled aknowelege our synnes and all our whole life we make newe This diffinicioÌ„ hath certain cheif principals oute of the which the hole nature of penaÌ„ce shalbe fullier expressed and known Fyrst thou hearest it called a turninge and because it is not a turninge to what soeuer dead satisfaccioÌ„ or creature thou lyftest therfore is it added vnto the lorde god for so redest thou it in Ieremye Israel if thou wilte be returned be returned vnto me saithe the Lorde Here is excluded all turnings to saintis and to any wother creature agene here is included the turning away from lyes froÌ„ the deuill the turning to the trwth Where it is playne that here it behoueth to haue the doctryne of trwth which must shewe vs who is god to whom we must be conuerted what is good trwe to the which we must be turned and what is euill and false from whiche we oughte to be auerted and to be breif what must be amended and howe For this cause the prophetis and apostles exhortinge men to penance longe and miche do cleaue tarye and labour in the descripcioÌ„ of the nature of god in his goodnes rightwysnes verite mercy in describinge the lawes to liue wel and in the offices of men and also in the sinnes of men to be accused opened and exaggered or throne vpoÌ„ heaps as thus to be shewed many and greuous then thei throwto threateninge menacings laid before their eyes with the terrible and horrible syght of the iugement of god to be at haÌ„de in whiche all the syncere fear of god the spirit of god workinge togither in owr hertes is stered vp so that nowe with reuereÌ„ce we fear god iustly being aÌ„gry with vs whiche ar verely alto corrupted yea we be not els then the stinking canell and sinfull sinke of all synne and mischeif But this feare of god wherof we here speake is called syncere into the difference of that fear which casteth downe into desperacion For syncere feare out of herself bringeth forth euen the verye trew offices and dedis of repentance namely the confession and aknowleginge of synnes Nether is it enoughe to haue herde thy self to be a synner and god to be angry with the onlesse thow confessest thyself to be eueÌ„ siche one and offcest vp thy self standing before god in iugement that is to saye onlesse thyself now humbled before god in his preâ—â—nce diffidest distrustest thy nown rightwysnes whiche thou seest to be the most corrupt and aknowlegest thyself to be eueÌ„ the very most bonde man of sinne dethe This confessioÌ„ of synnes and humbling of thyself Ieremy requiring in his .viij. chap. saithe There was not one that repeÌ„ted him of his euill doing saing What haue I done But this aknowleging of thy synnes hathe a sorowe and heuines annexed for the trwe repenters sorow and lament that euer thei haue offended so benigne and ientle a father and that thei haue coÌ„mitted so greuous synnes which could not be forgeuen but by the bloudsheding of his 〈◊〉 sone so innocente a lombe Nowe may thy herte blâ—â—d for thy synnes beholden in the deathe and bloudye woundis of christe Here here dothe this sorowfull heuines this aknowleging humbled herte expresse the freâ— confessioÌ„ of thy synnes and the humble askinge forgeuâ—nes of thy trespassis And now forberâ—â—se RepeÌ„tance is the conuersioÌ„ vnto god and not the turning away from him therfore hath this humiliacion and confession now a great maÌ„ly faith a large hope For this sinner thuâ— confessing casteth and geueth himselfe ouer into the mercy of god and downe vpon his knees he asketh mekely forgeuenes of him whom he now accouraged and eÌ„struct with the promises of god dowteth not to be mercyfull to all siche confessours On this maner euery where in the Psalmes the peniteÌ„tes so praye that euery man might see bothe to confesse and expresse their faith to trust also in the trowth and rightwysmakinge of god thorow christe For penance with owte faith firste beholdinge christes passion is of none effecte but pernicious and deadlye as it apereth in the penance of Iudas wherof Paul speaketh thus The heuines whiche is godly aftir gods will that bringeth forthe holsom repentance neuer to be repeÌ„ted but coÌ„trary the worldly heuines bringeth deth and thus therfore we conclude Penance to be the conuersion vnto god wherby we out of the syncere feare of god humkled a knowlege and confesse owr synnes neuer to be coÌ„mitted agen Now there folowth the tother cheif principall belongiÌ„g to penance which is the innouacion of thy wholl lyfe Thei verely which feare god and haue felt his iugements and mercye maye not make a lyghte thing nor litle regard their synnes vnto the which thei haue hitherto maried themselues but thei know that thei must vtterly abhorre and deteste them occupyinge themselues moste holely in godly thoughtis words and works before althings fighting all their liues kinge agenst the world the deuil their flesâ—he For penaÌ„ce is not the worke of a few dayes but the perpetuall custody of the life and the euerlasting study to liue innoceÌ„tly Also the works done of the peniteÌ„t of the new lyuers ar called the frutes of penance and works worthei penance of which cheifly ar the mortyfying of the flesshe the study to lyue vertuouslye the batail with synnes watche fasting prayer alms pacieÌ„ce abstineÌ„ce with like frutes of the spirit Paul nowmbriÌ„g like workâ— of trew penaÌ„ce saith This worke eueÌ„ to be heuey sorowfull as god asketh it how great care hath it brought forth yea what a satisfaccioÌ„ indignacioÌ„ displeasure what zele what feare desier vengeaÌ„ce Firste lo penaÌ„ce or the heuines coÌ„ceiued of the holy goste begetteth in you saithe he care that is the study