A brief fourme of confession instructing all Christian folke how to confesse their sinnes, [and] so to dispose themselues, that they may enioy the benefite of true pena[n]ce, dooing the woorthy frutes therof, according to th'vse of Christes Catholique Church. Newly translated into English, and set foorth together with certaine other godly brief treatises and praiers, as is to be seene in the side folowing.

Of Temperance and Christian fa∣sting, which are the due & lau∣ful remedies of this sinne, & his felow, which is Leacherie.

THis beastly sinne, and the sinne of Leacherie that fo∣loweth withal, may both be ex∣pelled by their contrarie, which is the vertue of Temperance, which cōsisteth in the moderate vse of eating and drinking, & of other things of the taste, hauing respect to good helth and dispo∣sition of y^e bodie, custome, estate, age & abilitie, according as rea∣son, good discretion and wise∣dome shal teache, without any notable excesse or fault.