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have_v commit_v the_o same_o caution_n a_o caution_n i_o persuade_v thou_o not_o to_o auricular_a confession_n as_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n enjoine_v her_o penitent_n but_o to_o that_o which_o david_n and_o peter_n and_o paul_n have_v use_v to_o confess_v to_o god_n and_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n to_o some_o faithful_a minister_n to_o some_o christian_a brother_n when_o as_o otherwise_o thy_o conscience_n can_v be_v settle_v and_o satisfy_v 9_o plurimum_fw-la enim_fw-la ad_fw-la peccatae_fw-la emendanda_fw-la valet_fw-la confessio_fw-la chrysost_n in_o gen_n hom._n 9_o alas_o what_o will_v it_o avail_v thou_o to_o hide_v any_o of_o thy_o sin_n when_o as_o the_o lord_n know_v all_o thy_o sin_n and_o how_o can_v thou_o true_o amend_v any_o one_o when_o as_o thou_o will_v not_o acknowledge_v every_o one_o how_o high_o do_v one_o of_o the_o etc._n the_o aug._n ad_fw-la from_o in_o heremo_fw-la hom._n 30._o 2._o dissipatrix_fw-la vitiorum_fw-la restauratrix_fw-la virtutum_fw-la 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