[6-text p 595] clene lif. [98] ffor certis if he be baptised with out penytence of his olde gilt. he receyueþ þe mark of baptisme. but not the grace ne the remysson of his synnes till he haue verraye repentaunce. [99] ¶ Another defaute is this that men doon deedly synne after that [¶ .2. accion.] thei haue receyued baptisme. [100] The þrid defaute [¶ .3. accion.] is that men fallen in venyall synnes aftir her baptisme. fro daie to daye. [101] Ther of seith seynt Austyn. [¶ Augustinus] that penytence of good & humble folk is the penytence of euery daie.
[102] ¶ The spices of penaunce ben thre; that oon [¶ The spices of penytence.] of hem is solempne. Another is comune. & the .3. is pryue. [103] ¶ Thilk penaunce that is so|lempne [¶ of penaunce solempne.] is in two maneres. as is to be put out of holy chirche in lente for slaughter of childryn & suche maner thyng. [104] ¶ Another is when a man [¶ Of open penaunce.] hath synned openly of whiche synne the fame is openly spoken in the contre. ¶ And then holy chirche bi Iuge|ment distreyneth hym for to do penaunce opene. [105] Som penaunce is that preestis enioynen [[Harl. 1758 extract ends]] ] [Cambr. begin] [folio 401a] men in certeyn cas / As for to goon parauenture nakid in pilgrymage or barefot. [106] ¶ Pryue penaunce is thilke that men doon alday for certeyn synnys that been priue / of whiche we schryue vs pryuely / & receyue priue penaunce
[107] ¶ Now schalt thow vndyrstonde what is behofly & necessarie to verray perfit penytence & this stant on thre thyngis. [108] Contrycioun of herte / Con|fessioun of mouthe / & Satisfaccioun / [109] For whiche seyth seynt Iohn Crisostomus ¶ Penytence constrynyth a man to accepte benyngnely euery peyne that is enioyned hym. with contricioun of herte & schrifte of mouthe. with Satis|faccioun. And in werkynge of alle manere humylite / [110] And this is freutful penytence a-geyn .iij. thyngis. in wheche we wrethe oure lord Ihesu cryst / [111] this is to seynne / by delyt in thynkynge / by recheles-nesse in spekynge And be wikkede synful werkynge / [112] And a-geyn these
