[6-text p 597] in verray penitence / is blessed / after the sentence of Salomon
[128] ¶ In this penitence or contricion / man shal vn|derstonde [¶ Of .iiij. thynges / longynge to contricioun] .iiij. thynges / that is to seyn / what is Contricion /. and whiche been the causes þat moeuen a man to con|tricion /. and how he sholde be contrit. / & what con|tricion / auailleth to the Soule [129] ¶ Thanne is it thus / [¶ What contricioun is.] þat contricion / is the verray sorwe / that a man receyueth in his herte for his synnes / with sad purpos / to shryue hym / and to do penaunce / and neueremoore to do synne / [130] and this sorwe / shal been in this manere as seith seint Bernard ¶ It shal been heuy and greuous / and [folio 212a] ful [¶ Sanctus Bernardus] sharpe and poynant in herte [131] ¶ ffirst / for man hath agilt his lord / & his Creatour / and moore sharpe and poynant. for he hath agilt hys fader celestial /. [132] and yet moore sharpe and poynant. for he hath wrathed and agilt hym that boghte hym /. which with his precious blood haþ deliuered vs / fro the bondes of synne / and fro the crueltee of the deuel and fro the peynes of helle
[133] ¶ The causes that oghte moeue a man to Con|tricion [¶ Of .vj. causes þat oghten moeue a man to contricioun] / been .vj. / ¶ ffirst a man shal remembre hym of hise synnes / [134] but looke he / that thilke remem|brance. [¶ The firste cause of contricioun] ne be to hym no delit by no wey / but greet shame and sorwe for his gilt ¶ ffor Iob seith / synful men / doon [¶ Iob] werkes / worthy of Confession [135] And therfore seith Ezechie /. I. wol remembre me / alle the yeres of my lyf [¶ Ezechias] in bitternesse of myn herte [136] And god seith in the [¶ dominus in Apocalipse] Apocalipse ¶ Remembreth yow / fro whennes þat ye been falle /. for biforn that tyme þat ye synned / ye were the children of god /. and lymes of the regne of god / [137] but for youre synne / ye been woxen thral and foul / and membres of the feend / hate of Aungels / sclaundre of hooly chirche / and foode of the false serpent. perpetueel matere of the fir of helle /. [138] And yet moore foul and abhom|ynable / for ye trespassen so ofte tyme / as dooth the hound / þat retourneth to eten his spewyng /. [139] and yet
