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power_n and_o exact_a examination_n of_o the_o penitent_a because_o christ_n will_v that_o if_o any_o do_v grevous_o sin_n after_o baptsim_n he_o shall_v as_o it_o be_v be_v convent_v before_o his_o iugement_n seat_n in_o earth_n in_o which_o as_o in_o his_o room_n he_o have_v place_v the_o apostle_n and_o priest_n as_o be_v already_o prove_v and_o therefore_o man_n sin_n must_v in_o this_o case_n be_v know_v with_o diversity_n of_o their_o kind_n and_o increase_v by_o diversity_n of_o place_n time_n person_n number_n &_o intent_n for_o without_o this_o particular_a intelligence_n can_v neither_o the_o appoint_a judge_n of_o our_o soul_n do_v justice_n nor_o the_o penitent_a receive_v justice_n for_o his_o offence_n therefore_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o see_v this_o holy_a order_n be_v authorish_v not_o only_o to_o remit_v sin_n general_o as_o in_o baptism_n but_o also_o place_v with_o all_o power_n over_o we_o as_o the_o judge_n of_o our_o sin_n we_o must_v needs_o by_o force_n of_o 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to_o bind_v or_o loose_v our_o secret_a sin_n than_o our_o open_a offence_n and_o he_o without_o exception_n commit_v remission_n of_o all_o manner_n of_o sin_n unto_o the_o apostle_n and_o priest_n sa_v like_a as_o my_o father_n send_v i_o so_o do_v i_o send_v you_o but_o christ_n be_v send_v to_o heal_v the_o contrite_a and_o sorrowful_a of_o all_o sin_n private_a and_o public_a therefore_o all_o manner_n of_o offence_n be_v they_o never_o so_o secret_a belong_v to_o the_o priest_n not_o only_a pardon_n but_o also_o correction_n and_o punishment_n whereof_o because_o they_o be_v man_n they_o can_v not_o iustelie_o discern_v or_o determine_v to_o remit_v or_o retain_v give_v pardon_n or_o geve_v penance_n 10._o marc._n 10._o except_o they_o be_v confess_v by_o the_o party_n penitent_a christ_n himself_o well_o note_v well_o perfect_o see_v all_o disease_n both_o of_o body_n and_o soul_n and_o the_o inward_a sorrow_n &_o suit_n of_o every_o man_n heart_n yet_o say_v to_o the_o sick_a man_n &_o blind_a quid_fw-la vis_fw-la faciam_fw-la tibi_fw-la what_o will_v thou_o have_v at_o my_o hand_n and_o shall_v the_o priest_n be_v a_o mortal_a man_n take_v upon_o he_o to_o give_v sentence_n of_o the_o disease_n of_o our_o soul_n before_o he_o know_v they_o or_o pardon_v he_o that_o will_v not_o show_v unto_o he_o wherein_o &_o for_o what_o sin_n he_o ask_v a_o pardon_n furthermore_o the_o sin_n of_o mann_n cogitation_n that_o can_v not_o be_v discern_v by_o the_o priest_n without_o the_o confession_n of_o the_o party_n be_v often_o no_o less_o grevous_a and_o damnable_a before_o god_n than_o the_o open_a offence_n therefore_o there_o may_v be_v no_o doubt_n but_o christ_n have_v ordain_v mercy_n as_o well_o for_o they_o as_o other_o that_o be_v actual_o commit_v and_o subject_a to_o the_o light_n of_o the_o world_n but_o yet_o not_o otherwise_o but_o by_o the_o sacrament_n of_o penance_n in_o which_o without_o exception_n the_o priest_n have_v power_n to_o remit_v or_o 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