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deducite_fw-la oculi_fw-la mei_fw-la operiet_fw-la confusio_fw-la faciem_fw-la meam_fw-la s._n ber._n serm._n 16._o in_o cant._n god_n by_o his_o bounty_n have_v be_v please_v to_o show_v himself_o a_o father_n towards_o i_o but_o i_o have_v not_o carry_v myself_o like_o a_o son_n towards_o he_o with_o what_o face_n can_v i_o raise_v my_o eye_n towards_o heaven_n to_o so_o good_a a_o father_n have_v be_v so_o undutiful_a a_o child_n i_o blush_v to_o have_v commit_v action_n unworthy_a of_o my_o extraction_n i_o have_v a_o confusion_n for_o my_o life_n past_a because_o i_o have_v so_o much_o degenerate_v from_o so_o good_a and_o holy_a a_o father_n weep_v my_o eye_n and_o turn_v yourselves_o into_o a_o fountain_n of_o tear_n and_o let_v confusion_n overshade_v my_o countenance_n o_o happy_a tear_n dear_a theotime_n 7._o quae_fw-la secundum_fw-la deum_fw-la tristitia_fw-la est_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la in_o salutem_fw-la stabilem_fw-la operatur_fw-la 2_o cor._n 7._o a_o bless_a 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to_o acquire_v virtue_n virtue_n first_o means_n the_o knowledge_n of_o true_a virtue_n be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o real_a virtue_n and_o the_o discern_a of_o solid_a piety_n from_o that_o which_o be_v false_a and_o imaginary_a many_o seem_v to_o love_v virtue_n virtue_n many_o sort_n of_o false_a virtue_n who_o be_v far_o from_o it_o because_o they_o love_v not_o virtue_n as_o it_o be_v in_o its_o self_n but_o as_o they_o represent_v it_o to_o themselves_o in_o their_o mind_n every_o one_o form_v it_o to_o his_o own_o idea_n and_o according_a to_o his_o own_o inclination_n for_o some_o think_v themselves_o virtuous_a when_o they_o be_v not_o of_o the_o number_n of_o the_o wicked_a other_o place_n virtue_n in_o abstain_v from_o certain_a vice_n for_o which_o they_o have_v a_o kind_n of_o aversion_n although_o they_o be_v subject_a to_o other_o which_o be_v no_o less_o criminal_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god._n other_o esteem_v themselves_o when_o they_o be_v addict_v to_o some_o 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and_o expect_v that_o the_o confessor_n shall_v ask_v the_o rest_n this_o be_v a_o great_a abuse_n which_o frequent_o make_v the_o confession_n null_n and_o sacrilegious_a 5._o have_v a_o great_a care_n never_o to_o conceal_v a_o mortal_a sin_n in_o confession_n through_o shame_n or_o otherwise_o that_o be_v a_o very_a heinous_a offence_n which_o often_o happen_v to_o young_a person_n and_o particular_o for_o certain_a sin_n of_o impurity_n which_o they_o dare_v not_o discover_v by_o a_o misfortunate_a bashfulness_n which_o make_v they_o frequent_o commit_v great_a sacrilege_n and_o keep_v they_o in_o a_o continual_a state_n of_o mortal_a sin._n o_o theotime_n never_o fall_v into_o that_o disaster_n by_o which_o the_o devil_n seduce_v and_o miserable_o destroy_v young_a person_n 6._o seek_v not_o by_o your_o confession_n to_o be_v esteem_v by_o your_o ghostly_a father_n but_o to_o be_v cure_v of_o your_o sin_n and_o direct_v by_o he_o in_o the_o way_n of_o salvation_n 7._o have_v 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have_v a_o resolution_n to_o correct_v they_o in_o yourself_o as_o much_o as_o you_o can_v 9_o perform_v your_o penance_n punctual_o and_o devout_o 10._o accustom_v yourself_o on_o the_o day_n of_o your_o confession_n to_o make_v reflection_n upon_o the_o principal_a sin_n into_o which_o you_o have_v fall_v that_o you_o may_v amend_v they_o call_v to_o mind_n also_o the_o advice_n your_o ghostly_a father_n shall_v have_v give_v you_o and_o purpose_n to_o put_v they_o in_o practice_n chap._n ix_o of_o holy_a communion_n our_o saviour_n and_o redeemer_n jesus_n christ_n have_v so_o great_a a_o desire_n of_o our_o sanctification_n and_o eternal_a happiness_n that_o he_o be_v not_o satisfy_v with_o the_o institution_n of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o penance_n wherein_o he_o leave_v power_n to_o his_o apostle_n to_o remit_v our_o sin_n but_o by_o incomprehensible_a excess_n of_o his_o love_n he_o have_v leave_v we_o the_o most_o bless_a sacrament_n of_o the_o eucharist_n wherein_o he_o real_o 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whence_o you_o may_v abundant_o draw_v all_o the_o favour_n and_o virtue_n that_o be_v necessary_a for_o you_o you_o seek_v after_o wisdom_n and_o here_o you_o receive_v the_o eternal_a wisdom_n in_o his_o proper_a person_n you_o desire_v purity_n and_o here_o you_o receive_v purity_n itself_o you_o want_v force_n to_o conserve_v virtue_n amid_o the_o danger_n and_o impediment_n of_o this_o life_n and_o you_o receive_v here_o the_o author_n of_o all_o grace_n who_o can_v defend_v you_o against_o every_o thing_n that_o oppose_v itself_o to_o your_o salvation_n this_o be_v so_o you_o must_v approach_v to_o it_o frequent_o and_o not_o refuse_v the_o grace_n of_o this_o divine_a saviour_n who_o with_o such_o a_o admirable_a love_n give_v himself_o to_o you_o now_o he_o evident_o manifest_v that_o he_o have_v no_o desire_n of_o his_o salvation_n who_o neglect_v so_o effectual_a and_o wholesome_a a_o mean_n which_o contain_v nothing_o less_o than_o the_o author_n of_o salvation_n although_o 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