synnes hath euer waxen greate and greater, so that nowe it passeth the nomber of the sandes in the sea, _HE_ But the mercies of our lord far excede those sades, for although the sande can not bee numbred of manne, yet hit hath an ende, but the mercie of God neither knoweth ende, ne measure. _SP._ Yea but he hath no space that shall dye by and by, _HEDONI._ The lesse tyme he hath the more feruetly he should cal vnto god for grace, that thyng is long inough before God, whiche is of suche power as too ascende from the yearth vnto heaue, for a short prayer forsoth streght entreth heaue, if it bee made with a vehemet spirit. It is written, that || ye woma synner spoken of in the gospell did penaunce al her life dayes: but with how fewe wordes again did the thief obtain Paradise in the houre of death? If he will crye with hearte and mynde, God haue mercie on me after thy great mercie: God wil take awaye from hym _Tantalus_ stone and yeoue in his hea- ryng ioye and cofort and his bones hu- miled throughe cotrition, wil reioyse that he hath his synnes foryeouen hym. *FINIS.* * * * * * Imprinted at London within the precinct of the late dissolued house of the gray Friers, by Richarde Grafton, Printer too the Princes grace. the. XXIX. daie of Iuly, the yere of our Lorde. M.D.XLV. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [Typographic Errors: arabic numeral = unnumbered page _v_ = verso (back of page) A.5 _v_ most blessed Testament _was_ bessed B.5 _v_ - B.6 then this || saiyng. _end of B.5v reads_ sai-/yng _including catchword_ C.7 _v_ in too a laughter _was_ in too a/a laughter _at line break_ D.7 _v_ where god is present _was_ where god is/is present _at line break_ E.iii it is no vertue but folishnes: but as often as thei bee punyshed _was_ it is no-/vertue _at line break_ _and_ but as of-/often _at line break_ E.8 _v_ - F.i rather prouoke euil desires || then remedy them _end of E.8v reads_ the/reme _including catchword_ F.i _v_ to colour and set furth the preceptes _was_ set-/furth _at line break_ F.ii _v_ breuely, there was _was_ breuely, there/there was _at line break_ Irregularities in text (not changed): D.5 the two staues wherevpon age is stayed _text reads_ ...where-/vpon _at line break_ D.6 oure moost foo & mortal enemie _unchanged_: ?fool (foul) Mismatched catchwords (text uses second form):