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and_o that_o these_o be_v merit_n for_o the_o which_o god_n do_v omit_v the_o fault_n and_o punishment_n of_o sin_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n they_o make_v no_o mention_n of_o the_o true_a acknowledge_v of_o their_o sin_n of_o the_o true_a faith_n in_o christ_n for_o the_o which_o faith_n alone_o god_n be_v merciful_a unto_o we_o and_o of_o the_o true_a fruit_n of_o faith_n and_o repentance_n but_o this_o place_n contain_v a_o manifest_a and_o plain_a doctrine_n of_o true_a repentance_n wherefore_o let_v we_o omit_v the_o dream_n of_o monk_n and_o learn_v out_o of_o this_o place_n true_a repentance_n which_o god_n regard_v and_o which_o save_v and_o deliver_v we_o in_o extreme_a peril_n and_o first_o of_o all_o before_o we_o come_v to_o the_o explication_n of_o repentance_n we_o must_v know_v that_o the_o repentance_n be_v not_o in_o vain_a in_o the_o church_n but_o of_o great_a force_n before_o god_n obtain_v for_o we_o the_o true_a and_o everlasting_a salvation_n heretic_n there_o be_v sometime_o certain_a heretic_n call_v novation_n which_o leave_v to_o the_o sinner_n after_o he_o be_v baptize_v and_o have_v receive_v once_o remission_n of_o his_o sin_n no_o place_n of_o repentance_n but_o the_o error_n of_o these_o man_n be_v manifest_o refute_v by_o many_o evident_a testimony_n of_o scripture_n 3._o as_o in_o the_o third_o of_o hieremie_n where_o the_o lord_n speak_v to_o the_o people_n thus_o common_o when_o a_o man_n put_v away_o his_o wife_n and_o she_o go_v from_o he_o and_o marry_v with_o another_o than_o the_o question_n be_v shall_v he_o resort_v unto_o her_o any_o more_o after_o that_o be_v not_o his_o field_n then_o defile_v and_o unclean_a but_o as_o for_o thou_o thou_o have_v play_v the_o harlot_n with_o many_o lover_n 18._o yet_o turn_v again_o to_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n and_o again_o he_o say_v if_o that_o nation_n repent_v i_o will_v also_o repent_v the_o parable_n also_o in_o the_o xu_o 15._o of_o luke_n teach_v the_o same_o thing_n by_o the_o lose_a sheep_n by_o the_o lose_a groat_n by_o the_o prodigal_a son_n wherefore_o let_v we_o understand_v that_o true_a repentance_n be_v most_o acceptable_a unto_o god_n and_o available_a to_o salvation_n sometime_o corporal_o as_o appear_v here_o by_o the_o example_n of_o the_o ninivet_n but_o always_o eternal_o let_v we_o now_o therefore_o see_v what_o we_o must_v do_v when_o we_o have_v sin_v and_o for_o sin_n deserve_v most_o grievous_a punishment_n both_o corporal_a and_o eternal_a as_o the_o ninivete_v deserve_v first_o let_v we_o true_o repent_v and_o we_o shall_v obtain_v not_o only_a remission_n of_o sin_n but_o also_o release_v of_o punishment_n it_o be_v not_o necessary_a that_o we_o shall_v be_v curious_a or_o much_o inquisitive_a when_o as_o this_o present_a place_n brief_o yet_o notwithstanding_o both_o godly_a and_o true_o