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all_o he_o shall_v command_v you_o as_o
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that_o you_o may_v neither_o scandalize_v any_o one_o nor_o defame_v yourself_o it_o be_v for_o these_o two_o reason_n we_o say_v in_o the_o precedent_a chapter_n that_o the_o priest_n ought_v to_o enjoin_v such_o a_o penance_n that_o may_v be_v secret_o comply_v with_o when_o the_o sin_n be_v whole_o secret_a and_o the_o penitent_a also_o must_v keep_v his_o penance_n secret_a that_o he_o may_v avoid_v the_o same_o inconvenience_n and_o yet_o this_o be_v a_o thing_n wherein_o penitent_n and_o particular_o young_a people_n be_v frequent_o faulty_a declare_v indiscreet_o their_o penance_n to_o other_o which_o can_v but_o be_v of_o very_o ill_a consequence_n when_o their_o penance_n be_v signal_n and_o notorious_a if_o the_o penance_n be_v enjoin_v you_o for_o sin_n that_o be_v know_v to_o other_o as_o you_o ought_v not_o to_o affect_v to_o publish_v it_o so_o neither_o ought_v you_o to_o avoid_v the_o make_n of_o it_o know_v be_v it_o may_v serve_v for_o the_o edification_n of_o other_o and_o satisfy_v for_o the_o scandal_n which_o your_o sin_n have_v cause_v chap._n vii_o of_o the_o work_n which_o may_v be_v enjoin_v for_o penance_n the_o most_o ordinary_a work_n of_o penance_n be_v prayer_n fast_v almsdeed_n and_o whatsoever_o may_v have_v a_o relation_n to_o any_o of_o these_o three_o such_o as_o in_o respect_n of_o prayer_n be_v read_v pious_a book_n meditation_n confession_n hear_v mass_n in_o respect_n of_o fast_v all_o the_o mortification_n of_o the_o body_n labour_n retrench_v ourselves_o even_o of_o lawful_a pleasure_n abstinence_n from_o thing_n either_o hurtful_a or_o dangerous_a in_o regard_n of_o alm_n all_o the_o help_n and_o assistance_n one_o can_v give_v to_o their_o neighbour_n these_o three_o sort_n of_o work_n be_v very_o proper_a for_o penance_n and_o agree_v with_o it_o admirable_o well_o for_o first_o by_o these_o three_o work_n we_o submit_v to_o god_n all_o the_o good_n which_o we_o possess_v the_o good_n of_o the_o mind_n those_o of_o the_o 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he_o assign_v fast_v as_o one_o of_o the_o most_o efficacious_a mean_n convert_v yourselves_o to_o i_o in_o fast_v tear_n and_o lamentation_n joel_n 2.13_o and_o as_o for_o alm_n it_o be_v say_v tob._n 4.11_o that_o it_o deliver_v from_o sin_n and_o death_n and_o that_o it_o will_v not_o permit_v that_o the_o soul_n which_o give_v it_o shall_v be_v lose_v that_o dan._n 4.24_o by_o it_o we_o must_v redeem_v our_o sin_n that_o eccl._n 29.15_o we_o must_v hide_v our_o alm_n in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o poor_a and_o it_o will_v pray_v and_o obtain_v of_o god_n a_o exemption_n from_o all_o evil_n for_o he_o that_o do_v it_o there_o be_v a_o great_a number_n of_o other_o passage_n in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n to_o show_v how_o powerful_a these_o three_o work_n be_v to_o obtain_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n and_o remission_n of_o sin_n these_o three_o work_n have_v each_o of_o they_o three_o singular_a quality_n which_o render_v they_o more_o amiable_a and_o commend_v they_o to_o our_o more_o 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