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to_o grant_v this_o to_o we_o that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o penance_n be_v entreat_v handle_v and_o open_v of_o our_o learned_a man_n most_o diligent_o â§_o but_o of_o confessyon_n they_o teach_v that_o the_o rehearsal_n and_o nombr_n of_o sin_n be_v not_o necessary_a and_o that_o conscience_n be_v not_o to_o be_v charge_v with_o care_n to_o number_n and_o teken_v up_o all_o defalte_n for_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o rehearse_v all_o defalte_n as_o the_o prophet_n record_v sa_v who_o understond_v all_o defalte_n or_o sin_n hieremie_n also_o say_v chrisostome_n prawm_fw-la est_fw-la cor_fw-la hominis_fw-la et_fw-la inscrutabile_fw-la the_o harâ—e_n of_o man_n be_v froward_a and_o can_v not_o be_v search_v that_o if_o no_o sin_n shall_v be_v forgyven_v but_o those_o that_o â—e_v rehearse_v conscience_n couldâ—_n never_o be_v quiet_a for_o many_o sin_n they_o nether_a espy_v nor_o can_v â—â—â—ember_v also_o old_a writer_n do_v wytnes_n thaâ—_n the_o nombr_a be_v not_o necessary_a 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o deâ—rees_n chrysostome_n be_v rehearse_v which_o say_v thus_o chrisostome_n non_fw-la tibi_fw-la dico_fw-la ut_fw-la te_fw-la prodas_fw-la in_o publicum_fw-la neque_fw-la apud_fw-la alios_fw-la te_fw-la accuse_v â–ª_o sed_fw-la obedire_fw-la te_fw-la volo_fw-la propheta_fw-la 〈◊〉_d revela_fw-la ante_fw-la deum_fw-la viam_fw-la tuam_fw-la eâ—go_fw-la tâ—a_fw-la câ—â—fitere_fw-la pâ—â—cata_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la uâ—â—un_fw-la iudicem_fw-la cum_fw-la oratione_fw-la delicta_fw-la tua_fw-la pronuncta_fw-la non_fw-la lingua_fw-la sed_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la tuus_fw-la i_o â—orta_fw-la etc._n etc._n i_o say_v not_o to_o the_o that_o thou_o show_v thyself_o open_o nor_o that_o thou_o accuse_v thyself_o to_o other_o but_o i_o will_v that_o thou_o obey_v the_o prophet_n sayenge_a disclose_v thy_o way_n before_o god_n wherefore_o confess_v thy_o sin_n to_o god_n the_o true_a judge_n with_o prayer_n &_o pronounce_v thy_o offence_n not_o with_o thy_o tongue_n but_o with_o memory_n 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