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from_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n i_o have_v be_v hungry_a and_o you_o have_v give_v i_o to_o eat_v etc._n etc._n and_o unto_o the_o wicked_a stand_v on_o his_o left_a hand_n he_o for_o the_o omit_v of_o the_o say_a work_n of_o mercy_n shall_v say_v discedite_fw-la a_o i_o maledictiâ—_n in_o ignem_fw-la eternum_fw-la qui_fw-la paratus_fw-la est_fw-la diabolo_fw-la et_fw-la angelis_fw-la eius_fw-la esurivi_fw-la enim_fw-la et_fw-la non_fw-la dedistis_fw-la mihi_fw-la inanducare_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o be_v to_o say_v go_v you_o from_o i_o you_o curse_v into_o everlasting_a fire_n which_o be_v prepare_v for_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o aungell_n for_o i_o be_v hungrye_a and_o you_o give_v i_o not_o to_o eat_v etc._n etc._n fynallye_o in_o few_o word_n s._n paul_n to_o the_o galathians_n the._n vi_fw-la chapter_n do_v tell_v we_o what_o be_v our_o part_n in_o this_o behalf_n to_o do_v sa_v bonum_fw-la autem_fw-la facâ—entis_fw-la non_fw-la de_fw-la ficiamus_fw-la tempore_fw-la enim_fw-la svo_fw-la metemus_fw-la non_fw-la deficicutis_fw-la ergo_fw-la dum_fw-la tempus_fw-la habemus_fw-la operemur_fw-la bonum_fw-la ad_fw-la omnes_fw-la maxim_n autem_fw-la ad_fw-la domesticos_fw-la fidei_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v let_v we_o not_o be_v werye_o of_o well_o do_v for_o in_o the_o convenyente_a time_n we_o shall_v reap_v without_o cease_v or_o wearynes_n therefore_o while_o we_o have_v time_n let_v we_o do_v good_a unto_o all_o folk_n and_o specyallye_o unto_o they_o which_o be_v of_o the_o household_n of_o faith_n so_o that_o by_o all_o these_o scripture_n it_o do_v most_o evidenlye_o appear_v that_o besides_o the_o passion_n of_o christ_n there_o be_v some_o what_o also_o require_v of_o we_o so_o that_o we_o may_v not_o lay_v all_o the_o burden_n on_o chryste_n back_o though_o he_o be_v able_a to_o bear_v it_o but_o we_o must_v take_v part_n of_o the_o burden_n ourselves_o and_o lie_v it_o also_o upon_o our_o own_o neck_n to_o as_o whereby_o we_o may_v be_v partaker_n and_o accept_v to_o enjoy_v that_o thing_n which_o of_o chryste_n part_n be_v ful_o purchase_v all_o ready_a the_o second_o thing_n most_o nedeful_a also_o here_o to_o be_v declare_v unto_o you_o be_v that_o although_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n be_v in_o this_o sacrament_n of_o penance_n through_o the_o bountifulness_n of_o christ_n clean_o take_v away_o yet_o by_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n there_o remaynethe_v a_o temporal_a pain_n a_o example_n whereof_o we_o have_v in_o the._n two_o book_n of_o the_o king_n in_o the._n twelve_o chapter_n where_o not_o withstand_v that_o nathan_n the_o messenger_n and_o prophet_n of_o god_n have_v declare_v to_o davyd_v that_o his_o sin_n be_v forgeven_v he_o yet_o for_o all_o that_o temporal_a punshement_n be_v inflict_v and_o so_o likewise_o exodi_fw-la 22._o &_o numeri_fw-la 14._o beside_o these_o we_o have_v a_o other_o evidente_a example_n in_o our_o own_o self_n for_o albeit_o all_o sin_n original_a and_o actual_a be_v in_o our_o baptism_n remit_v unto_o we_o as_o have_v be_v before_o in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o baptysme_n declare_v unto_o you_o yet_o the_o pain_n do_v remain_v which_o be_v inflict_v by_o god_n himself_o for_o original_a sin_n as_o all_o the_o incommodity_n we_o have_v therefore_o in_o our_o body_n and_o death_n also_o of_o the_o same_o as_o appearethe_v genesis_n tertio_fw-la and_o though_o this_o thing_n thus_o plain_o declare_v may_v seem_v to_o suffice_v for_o the_o full_a instruction_n of_o the_o ignorant_a in_o this_o say_a sacrament_n penance_n or_o in_o the_o part_n thereof_o or_o at_o all_o yet_o if_o any_o shall_v be_v desirous_a upon_o promise_n make_v before_o to_o have_v further_a testimony_n of_o scrypture_n and_o of_o the_o father_n they_o shall_v here_o follow_v orderlye_o and_o first_o as_o concerning_a penance_n in_o gerneall_a we_o rede_v in_o the._n xviii_o of_o ezechiel_n thus_o si_fw-mi autem_fw-la impius_fw-la egerit_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la peccatis_fw-la suis_fw-la quae_fw-la operatus_fw-la est_fw-la &_o custodierit_fw-la preâ—cepta_fw-la mea_fw-la et_fw-la fecerit_fw-la iudicium_fw-la &_o iustitiam_fw-la vita_fw-la vivet_n &_o non_fw-la morietur_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v if_o the_o wicked_a do_v penance_n from_o all_o his_o sin_n which_o he_o have_v commit_v and_o keep_v my_o commandment_n and_o do_v judgement_n and_o justice_n he_o shall_v live_v with_o life_n and_o shall_v not_o dye_v and_o in_o the._n xi_o chapyter_fw-mi of_o sapience_n be_v write_v misereris_fw-la omnium_fw-la quia_fw-la omne_fw-la potes_fw-la &_o dissimulas_fw-la peccata_fw-la hominum_fw-la propter_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v thou_o lord_n have_v mercy_n upon_o all_o for_o thou_o canst_v do_v all_o thing_n and_o do_v make_v as_o though_o thou_o dyddest_n not_o see_v their_o sin_n for_o penance_n sake_n and_o in_o the_o viij_o of_o the_o act_n simon_n magus_n go_v about_o and_o think_n that_o he_o may_v buy_v the_o holy_a ghost_n for_o money_n be_v by_o s._n peter_n rebuke_v therefore_o and_o also_o after_o that_o be_v counsayl_v or_o rather_o command_v thus_o penitentiam_fw-la age_n ab_fw-la haec_fw-la nequitia_fw-la tua_fw-la &_o rogae_fw-la deum_fw-la si_fw-la forte_fw-fr remittatur_fw-la tibi_fw-la haec_fw-la cogitatio_fw-la cordis_fw-la tui_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v do_v penance_n from_o this_o thy_o wickedness_n and_o pray_v to_o god_n if_o peradventure_o this_o think_v of_o thy_o heart_n may_v be_v forgeven_v thou_o and_o far_o in_o the_o second_o of_o the_o apocal._n the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n be_v admonysh_v and_o provoke_v unto_o penance_n after_o this_o manner_n memoristo_n unde_fw-la exideris_fw-la &_o age_n poenitentiam_fw-la &_o prima_fw-la opera_fw-la fac_fw-la sin_n autem_fw-la venio_fw-la tibi_fw-la cito_fw-la &_o movebo_fw-la candelabrum_fw-la tuum_fw-la de_fw-la loco_fw-la svo_fw-la nisi_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la egeris_fw-la which_o be_v to_o say_v remember_v from_o whence_o thou_o have_v fall_v and_o do_v penance_n and_o do_v thy_o first_o work_n but_o if_o not_o i_o come_v unto_o the_o quick_o and_o will_v remove_v thy_o candelsticke_n from_o his_o place_n unless_o thou_o do_v penance_n of_o this_o penance_n you_o may_v fyude_v other_o testymo_fw-la eye_n in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n as_o ecclesia_fw-la two_o mat_n three_o luke_n xiii_o xv_o xvii_o rom._n two_o two_o pet_n three_o apoca_n ix_o etc._n etc._n and_o as_o touching_n contrition_n which_o be_v the_o second_o thing_n here_o considere_v what_o more_o may_v be_v say_v therein_o then_o that_o which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n speak_v by_o davyde_n mouth_n psal_n xxxi_o saying_n dixit_fw-la confitebor_fw-la ad_fw-la versum_fw-la i_o iniustitiam_fw-la i_o a_fw-mi domino_fw-la &_o tu_fw-la remisisti_fw-la impietatem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v to_o say_v i_o do_v purpose_n with_o myself_o and_o say_v i_o will_v confess_v unto_o god_n my_o unrightfulnes_n against_o myself_o and_o thou_o haste_v forgeven_v the_o wickedness_n of_o my_o sin_n accord_v to_o which_o sense_n the_o self_n same_o davyd_v crave_v the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o god_n after_o his_o sin_n do_v say_v 〈◊〉_d contritum_fw-la &_o humiliatum_fw-la deus_fw-la non_fw-la despicies_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o contrite_a and_o a_o humble_a heart_n thou_o god_n will_v not_o despise_v moreover_o achab_n although_o he_o be_v never_o so_o evil_a a_o man_n yet_o have_v remorse_n of_o conscience_n for_o his_o evil_a dede_n and_o humble_a himself_o with_o a_o contrite_a heart_n he_o do_v hear_v these_o word_n of_o god_n mouth_n speak_v unto_o the_o prophet_n esaye_n nun_n vidisti_fw-la humilitatem_fw-la achab_n coram_fw-la i_o quia_fw-la igitur_fw-la humiliatus_fw-la est_fw-la coram_fw-la i_o non_fw-la inducam_fw-la malum_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d cius_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d silij_fw-la svi_fw-la in_o feram_fw-la malum_fw-la domui_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 3._o reg._n 21._o that_o be_v to_o say_v have_v thou_o not_o see_v achab_n humble_v before_o i_o therefore_o because_o he_o be_v thus_o humble_v or_o contryte_v before_o i_o i_o will_v not_o bring_v this_o plague_n or_o evyll_n in_o his_o day_n but_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o son_n i_o will_v bring_v mischief_n upon_o his_o house_n or_o family_n of_o this_o contrition_n and_o sincere_a sorowfulnes_n of_o hart_n a_o great_a number_n of_o place_n be_v in_o the_o holy_a scryyture_n and_o amongst_o the_o rest_n you_o may_v consider_v the_o two_o cor_o seven_o pal._n vi_fw-la xxxvii_o cxviii_o johel_n two_o math_n v._o etc._n etc._n thyrd_o concern_v this_o sacramental_a confession_n to_o be_v prove_v by_o scripture_n and_o aucthoritye_n yea_o and_o to_o have_v be_v of_o chryst_n and_o his_o apostle_n leave_v and_o commend_v unto_o we_o albeit_o a_o very_a great_a number_n of_o place_n may_v be_v bring_v in_o as_o the._n 5._o and._n 16._o of_o levit_fw-la numer_n 5._o proverb_n 28._o 1._o joan._n 1._o etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d these_o folowinge_n for_o this_o present_n may_v suffice_v and_o first_o of_o all_o consider_v you_o that_o the_o old_a testament_fw-mi accord_v to_o the_o teaching_n of_o s._n paul_n ad_fw-la hebreos_n 10_o be_v
multiply_v &_o replenishe_v yove_o the_o earth_n and_o consider_v the_o state_n of_o matrimony_n as_o it_o be_v after_o the_o sin_n or_o fall_v of_o adam_n and_o eve_n then_o beside_o the_o foresay_a ii_o cause_n there_o be_v a_o three_o it_o be_v to_o wit_n to_o avoid_v fornication_n and_o that_o human_a weakness_n and_o infirmity_n may_v have_v therefore_o the_o honest_a remedy_n of_o marriage_n and_o lawful_a copulation_n accord_v whereunto_o saint_a augustyne_n de_fw-fr genesi_fw-la ad_fw-la literam_fw-la in_o his_o nine_o book_n and_o seven_o chapter_n say_v thus_o denique_fw-la utriusque_fw-la sexus_fw-la infirmitas_fw-la propendens_fw-la in_o rvinam_fw-la turpitudinis_fw-la recte_fw-la excipitur_fw-la honestate_fw-la nuptiarum_fw-la ut_fw-la quod_fw-la sanis_fw-la possit_fw-la esse_fw-la officium_fw-la sit_fw-la egrotis_fw-la medium_n that_o be_v to_o say_v final_o or_o for_o conclusion_n the_o infyrmitie_n or_o weakness_n of_o both_o the_o kynde_n it_o be_v to_o wit_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n prone_a or_o ready_a to_o fall_v into_o the_o ruin_n or_o 〈◊〉_d of_o filthiness_n be_v well_o hold_v uppe_o or_o preserve_v by_o the_o honesty_n of_o matrimony_n that_o that_o why_o i_o may_v be_v unto_o the_o innocent_a or_o whole_a per_fw-la son_n a_o office_n or_o duty_n may_v be_v unto_o the_o sick_a or_o weak_a person_n a_o remedy_n or_o help_v and_o here_o by_o the_o way_n you_o shall_v note_v that_o if_o our_o fore_a father_n adam_n and_o eve_n have_v not_o sin_v they_o they_o and_o their_o offspr_v shall_v not_o have_v be_v trouble_v with_o the_o prick_n or_o stir_v of_o the_o flesh_n nor_o with_o the_o fervour_n or_o rage_n of_o carnal_a lust_n but_o shall_v have_v beget_v or_o procreate_v child_n without_o any_o such_o stir_n or_o rage_n and_o without_o any_o sin_n at_o all_o yea_o and_o with_o i_o rite_n also_o where_o after_o their_o fall_n both_o they_o and_o their_o posterity_n by_o the_o deadly_a law_n of_o concupiscence_n inhe_v ting_a unto_o their_o member_n without_o the_o which_o car_n awl_n conjunction_n be_v not_o do_v have_v not_o that_o liberty_n so_o that_o need_n it_o be_v both_o they_o and_o their_o posterity_n to_o have_v some_o good_a aid_n and_o help_v to_o excuse_v carnal_a copulation_n otherwise_o culpable_a and_o to_o make_v it_o lawful_a and_o hereupon_o s._n augustine_n consider_v well_o the_o matter_n do_v attribute_v two_o office_n unto_o matrimony_n before_o the_o fall_n of_o man_n and_o the_o thyrd_o he_o do_v attribute_n unto_o it_o after_o the_o fall_n of_o man_n but_o yet_o beside_o these_o cause_n or_o end_n for_o which_o matrimony_n be_v by_o god_n in_o paradise_n institute_v there_o be_v another_o not_z the_o lest_o but_o rather_o and_o principal_n if_o we_o consider_v and_o regard_v the_o purpose_n of_o god_n herein_o which_o be_v that_o matrimonye_n or_o marriage_n shall_v be_v a_o fit_a sign_n or_o mystical_a token_n of_o that_o mooste_o assure_a and_o strong_a conjunction_n that_o shall_v be_v between_o christ_n yet_o then_o to_o come_v and_o the_o church_n which_o church_n everlastyng_o before_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o from_o the_o beginning_n god_n dydde_v preordeyne_a choose_v and_o elect_v unto_o himself_o as_o paul_n witness_v in_o the_o first_o chapter_n of_o his_o epystle_n to_o the_o ephesian_n and_o to_o tyte._n for_o the_o unspeak_v able_a wisdom_n of_o god_n forse_v and_o know_v before_o that_o man_n after_o his_o creation_n through_o the_o wylynes_n and_o deceate_n of_o the_o devyl_n will_v fall_v and_o deserve_v eternal_a death_n do_v most_o merciful_o in_o this_o his_o foresyght_a 〈◊〉_d cast_v determine_v and_o dispose_v with_o himself_o a_o mean_a how_o man_n be_v fall_v may_v again_o be_v restore_v and_o regenerate_v and_o therefore_o appointing_a unto_o chryste_n who_o shall_v be_v the_o father_n and_o parent_n of_o this_o generation_n a_o marriage_n mete_v thereun_v to_o do_v to_o man_n great_a and_o marvellous_a comfort_n in_o the_o 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