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ever_o day_n a_o sinner_n shall_v be_v convert_v xviii_o i_o shall_v forget_v all_o his_o iniquity_n for_o he_o that_o dispayr_v god_n have_v set_v open_a the_o haven_n of_o forgyvenes_n to_o he_o that_o vain_o hope_v and_o delay_v his_o conversion_n he_o have_v make_v the_o day_n of_o death_n uncertain_a thus_o take_v heed_n to_o ourselves_o not_o abuse_v god_n mercy_n by_o delay_v our_o amendment_n nor_o mistrust_v his_o goodness_n for_o fear_n of_o his_o judgement_n but_o speedy_o while_o time_n be_v now_o offer_v unto_o we_o imbracinge_n this_o necessary_a and_o present_a remedy_n of_o fruitful_a and_o true_a penance_n we_o shall_v be_v reconcile_v to_o almighty_a god_n and_o be_v partaker_n of_o his_o heavenlye_a kingdom_n through_o christ_n our_o lord_n to_o who_o with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v all_o glory_n for_o ever_o more_o amen_n ⸫_o ¶_o against_o desperation_n serm._n xv_o every_o sinner_n good_a people_n that_o intend_v to_o obtain_v of_o god_n by_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n passion_n remission_n of_o his_o sin_n must_v expel_v and_o put_v out_o of_o his_o mind_n all_o manner_n of_o despair_n and_o all_o fear_n and_o doubt_n that_o shall_v or_o may_v move_v he_o to_o think_v that_o he_o shall_v have_v no_o mercy_n and_o forgevenes_n at_o god_n hand_n what_o sin_n so_o ever_o he_o have_v do_v be_v they_o never_o so_o many_o two_o thing_n there_o be_v that_o bring_v a_o sinner_n in_o despair_n one_o be_v if_o he_o think_v that_o his_o sin_n be_v so_o great_a that_o god_n can_v not_o forgeve_v he_o and_o this_o be_v very_o false_a and_o against_o god_n omnipotency_n who_o have_v power_n and_o be_v able_a to_o do_v what_o he_o will_v a_o other_o be_v cxiii_o if_o he_o think_v that_o almighty_a god_n will_v not_o forgeve_v his_o sin_n and_o this_o be_v also_o false_a and_o against_o the_o ryghtwysnes_n and_o goodness_n of_o almighty_a god_n who_o have_v promise_v to_o forgeve_v the_o penitent_a sinner_n always_o his_o offence_n and_o if_o we_o confess_v our_o sin_n i_fw-it god_n be_v faithful_a and_o just_a to_o remit_v unto_o we_o our_o sin_n and_o to_o make_v we_o clean_o from_o all_o kind_n of_o iniquity_n and_o in_o witness_n of_o this_o our_o saviour_n christ_n have_v ordain_v the_o holy_a sacrament_n of_o penance_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o sacramental_a absolution_n which_o the_o priest_n geve_v unto_o the_o penitent_a person_n truelye_o confess_v his_o sin_n ultimo_fw-la which_o absolution_n be_v allow_v and_o confirm_v in_o heaven_n and_o the_o penitent_a restore_v to_o the_o state_n of_o salvation_n so_o that_o to_o mistrust_v or_o fear_n that_o god_n can_v not_o or_o will_v not_o forgeve_v the_o penitent_a sinner_n his_o sin_n be_v deadly_a sin_n in_o itself_o blasphemye_n to_o almyghtye_a god_n iiii_o and_o damnation_n to_o the_o party_n with_o cain_n and_o other_o that_o do_v despair_v there_o be_v a_o other_o kind_n of_o despair_n of_o mercy_n and_o salvation_n which_o they_o have_v that_o intend_v or_o do_v kill_v themselves_o which_o they_o take_v not_o in_o remembrance_n of_o the_o multitude_n or_o greatness_n of_o their_o sin_n but_o for_o the_o heavyne_n and_o thought_n of_o the_o world_n as_o the_o wyseman_n say_v multos_fw-la occidit_fw-la tristitia_fw-la et_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la utilitas_fw-la in_o ea_fw-la thirty_o sadness_n and_o thought_n have_v kill_v many_o and_o there_o be_v no_o profyt_n in_o it_o and_o saint_n paul_n say_v seven_o the_o sorrow_n of_o the_o world_n woork_v death_n these_o man_n come_v to_o this_o despair_n thus_o first_o they_o take_v sorrow_n and_o thought_n for_o such_o thing_n as_o have_v chance_v against_o their_o mind_n and_o than_o they_o do_v not_o put_v that_o think_v away_o but_o rather_o set_v it_o wondrous_a deep_a and_o fast_o in_o their_o heart_n and_o let_v it_o continue_v there_o still_o and_o so_o it_o grow_v till_o it_o be_v so_o great_a and_o so_o painful_a unto_o they_o that_o they_o be_v weary_a of_o their_o life_n and_o 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do_v any_o and_o boast_n themselves_o of_o they_o but_o if_o thou_o haste_v do_v any_o good_a keep_v it_o secret_a that_o thy_o lord_n may_v see_v it_o and_o praise_v thou_o for_o it_o for_o if_o thou_o boast_v thyself_o of_o any_o good_a deed_n thou_o haste_v receyve_v glory_n of_o man_n if_o thou_o have_v do_v evyll_n remember_v it_o that_o god_n may_v forget_v it_o if_o thou_o shall_v tell_v thy_o fault_n thou_o haste_v make_v theym_n less_o but_o if_o god_n shall_v tell_v theym_a and_o lay_v theym_a to_o thy_o charge_n he_o shall_v increase_v theym_a if_o thou_o be_v ashamed_a to_o tell_v thy_o sin_n to_o thy_o neighbour_n then_o tell_v they_o daily_o inwardlye_o in_o thy_o heart_n i_o do_v not_o bid_v thou_o tell_v they_o to_o thy_o neighbour_n and_o fellow_n servant_n to_o the_o intent_n he_o shall_v upbraid_v thou_o with_o they_o and_o utter_v theym_a again_o to_o thy_o confusion_n but_o tell_v theym_n to_o thy_o lord_n god_n that_o shall_v not_o upbrayde_v thou_o with_o theym_n 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himself_o and_o bryng_v stedfaste_a faith_n with_o he_o let_v he_o trust_v and_o put_v his_o confidence_n in_o the_o art_n and_o cunning_a of_o the_o physician_n what_o cost_n or_o grief_n do_v this_o merciefull_a physician_n require_v of_o we_o he_o require_v contrition_n of_o heart_n compunction_n of_o mind_n confession_n of_o our_o fall_n careful_a and_o humble_a continuance_n and_o he_o do_v not_o only_o heal_v our_o disease_n but_o make_v we_o rightwise_o man_n which_o be_v load_v with_o sin_n before_o what_o great_a mercy_n and_o excellent_a goodness_n be_v this_o when_o he_o that_o offend_v confess_v his_o fault_n and_o ask_v forgevenes_n be_v by_o and_o by_o pardon_v and_o make_v ryghtwyse_o and_o for_o plain_a declaration_n hereof_o hear_v the_o prophets_n word_n tell_v thou_o thy_o iniquity_n first_o xliii_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v justify_v he_o say_v not_o only_o tell_v thy_o iniquity_n but_o tell_v they_o first_o that_o be_v to_o say_v tarry_v not_o till_o they_o be_v 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