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in_o transcursâ—_n as_o it_o be_v and_o by_o the_o by_o chap._n iu._n of_o confession_n from_o contend_v for_o empty_a and_o vain_a title_n he_o come_v in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o confession_n of_o sin_n and_o that_o not_o without_o very_o good_a reason_n 10.19_o for_o if_o as_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v in_o the_o multitude_n of_o word_n there_o wait_v nâ—t_a sin_n doubtless_o in_o a_o multitude_n of_o 〈◊〉_d vain_a flatter_v and_o untrue_a word_n sin_n mâ—st_v much_o abound_v but_o câ—ntessâ—â—g_v unless_o he_o also_o forsake_v will_v stand_v he_o in_o little_a stead_n in_o the_o mannagement_n of_o his_o discourse_n on_o this_o head_n he_o make_v his_o parishioner_n a_o mere_a baby_n that_o he_o may_v throw_v he_o down_o the_o more_o easy_o for_o the_o parishioner_n object_v that_o they_o confess_v themselves_o miserable_a â—inners_n he_o ask_v whether_o confession_n of_o sin_n be_v the_o duty_n of_o every_o humble_a penitent_n the_o parishioner_n grant_v it_o be_v a_o duty_n then_o say_v the_o priest_n the_o sum_n of_o your_o accusation_n lie_v here_o that_o we_o live_v in_o the_o practice_n of_o a_o know_a dâ—ty_n p._n 29._o hereupon_o he_o make_v his_o parishâ—onâ—â—â—neak_v â—neak_z off_o thus_o i_o confess_v i_o take_v up_o this_o argument_n too_o hasty_o answ._n and_o as_o hasty_o he_o let_v it_o fall_v but_o let_v we_o righty_a staâ—e_v the_o caâ—â—_n that_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o every_o humble_a penitent_a to_o confess_v his_o sin_n be_v not_o doubt_v but_o the_o question_n be_v whether_o a_o constant_a course_n of_o confess_v be_v a_o duty_n for_o that_o imply_v a_o constant_a course_n of_o sin_v whereas_o we_o know_v that_o baâ—e_o confess_v of_o sin_n without_o forsake_v they_o avail_v little_a but_o it_o be_v he_o that_o confess_v
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