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greeve_v for_o defile_v the_o church_n and_o it_o be_v a_o exceed_a great_a slander_n unto_o the_o whole_a clergy_n nectarius_n be_v in_o doubt_n how_o to_o handle_v this_o matter_n that_o have_v happen_v first_o deprive_v the_o fornicator_n of_o his_o ministry_n and_o be_v counsel_v by_o certain_a man_n to_o permit_v every_o man_n as_o his_o conscience_n serve_v he_o and_o as_o he_o may_v be_v bold_a to_o communicate_v the_o mystery_n he_o cause_v the_o priest_n to_o give_v over_o that_o be_v appoint_v for_o repentance_n and_o from_o that_o time_n this_o custom_n take_v hold_n have_v hitherto_o continue_v now_o i_o think_v the_o ancient_a gravity_n and_o preciseness_n have_v begin_v by_o little_a and_o little_a to_o fall_v away_o into_o a_o diverse_a and_o negligent_a custom_n see_v before_o as_o i_o suppose_v the_o offence_n be_v less_o both_o through_o shame_n of_o they_o which_o declare_v their_o own_o transgression_n &_o through_o the_o preciseness_n of_o they_o that_o be_v 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to_o any_o other_o creature_n under_o god_n but_o also_o make_v the_o priest_n to_o be_v as_o well_o the_o judge_n as_o surgeon_n of_o our_o soul_n as_o to_o who_o the_o search_a the_o cut_n the_o burn_a the_o hard_a gripe_a the_o open_n or_o the_o close_n of_o sacerdotie_n our_o wound_n and_o sore_n of_o conscience_n do_v apperteine_a in_o all_o which_o case_n he_o say_v quî_fw-la igitur_fw-la phramacum_fw-la ei_fw-la morbo_fw-la adhibere_fw-la quis_fw-la possit_fw-la cvius_fw-la genus_fw-la nequaquam_fw-la intelligat_fw-la how_o shall_v a_o man_n salve_v that_o sore_n the_o nature_n and_o kind_n whereof_o he_o know_v not_o and_o to_o know_v it_o without_o confession_n of_o the_o party_n be_v not_o possible_a for_o the_o thing_n within_o a_o man_n none_o know_v but_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v in_o man_n and_o true_o say_v the_o county_n bonifacius_n to_o saint_n augustine_n ipse_fw-la sibi_fw-la denegat_fw-la curam_fw-la qui_fw-la svam_fw-la 188._o medico_fw-la non_fw-la publicat_fw-la causam_fw-la he_o hinder_v his_o own_o health_n that_o will_v not_o utter_v his_o disease_n and_o the_o cause_n thereof_o to_o his_o physician_n and_o further_o if_o you_o will_v be_v assure_v of_o the_o say_v chrysostom_n mind_n touch_v confession_n read_v his_o exposition_n upon_o the_o word_n of_o the_o institution_n of_o this_o sacrament_n and_o of_o christ_n breathe_v the_o holy_a ghost_n upon_o his_o disciple_n for_o their_o joannis_n power_n to_o remit_v sin_n where_o he_o declare_v that_o these_o holy_a thing_n commit_v to_o the_o priest_n charge_v do_v proper_o apperteine_v to_o god_n by_o who_o special_a grace_n we_o obtain_v remission_n even_o then_o when_o the_o priest_n do_v absolve_v we_o where_o he_o also_o express_v the_o very_a manner_n of_o the_o church_n in_o give_v absolution_n till_o this_o day_n say_v that_o the_o priest_n do_v but_o as_o you_o will_v say_v lend_v his_o voice_n and_o his_o hand_n signifi_v that_o the_o manner_n be_v then_o as_o it_o 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