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so_o look_v to_o obtain_v mercy_n 708._o but_o thou_o be_v ashamed_a to_o say_v that_o thou_o have_v sin_v confess_v thy_o fault_n then_o daily_o in_o thy_o prayer_n for_o do_v i_o say_v confess_v they_o to_o thy_o fellow-servant_n who_o may_v reproach_v thou_o therewith_o confess_v they_o to_o god_n who_o heal_v they_o for_o although_o thou_o confess_v they_o not_o at_o all_o god_n be_v not_o ignorant_a of_o they_o 258._o wherefore_o then_o tell_v i_o be_v thou_o ashamed_a &_o blush_v to_o confess_v thy_o sin_n for_o do_v thou_o discover_v they_o to_o a_o man_n that_o he_o may_v reproach_v thou_o do_v thou_o confess_v they_o to_o thy_o fellow_n servant_n that_o he_o may_v bring_v thou_o upon_o the_o stage_n to_o he_o who_o be_v thy_o lord_n who_o have_v care_n of_o thou_o who_o be_v kind_a who_o be_v thy_o physician_n thou_o show_v thy_o wound_n ibid._n i_o constrain_v thou_o not_o say_v he_o to_o go_v into_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o theatre_n and_o to_o make_v many_o witness_n of_o the_o matter_n confess_v thy_o sin_n to_o i_o alone_o in_o private_a that_o i_o may_v heal_v thy_o sore_n and_o free_v thou_o from_o grief_n 608._o and_o this_o be_v not_o only_o wonderful_a that_o he_o forgive_v we_o our_o sin_n but_o that_o he_o neither_o discover_v they_o nor_o make_v they_o open_a and_o manifest_a nor_o constrain_v we_o to_o come_v forth_o in_o public_a and_o disclose_v our_o misdemeanour_n but_o command_v we_o to_o give_v a_o account_n thereof_o unto_o he_o alone_o and_o unto_o he_o to_o make_v confession_n of_o they_o neither_o do_v s._n chrysostome_n here_o walk_v alone_o that_o say_v of_o s._n augustine_n be_v to_o the_o same_o effect_n 3._o what_o have_v i_o to_o do_v with_o man_n that_o they_o shall_v hear_v my_o confession_n as_o though_o they_o shall_v heal_v all_o my_o disease_n and_o that_o collection_n of_o s._n hilary_n upon_o the_o two_o last_o verse_n of_o the_o 52_o psalm_n 51_o that_o david_n there_o teach_v we_o to_o confess_v to_o no_o other_o 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hide_v and_o to_o say_v i_o know_v my_o iniquity_n and_o my_o sin_n be_v against_o i_o always_o to_o thou_o only_o have_v i_o sin_v and_o do_v evil_a before_o thou_o who_o custom_n be_v both_o to_o cure_v without_o the_o publish_n of_o any_o shame_n and_o to_o forgive_v sin_n without_o upbraid_v s._n augustine_n cassiodor_n and_o gregory_n make_v a_o further_a observation_n upon_o that_o place_n of_o the_o 32_o psalm_n i_o say_v i_o will_v confess_v my_o transgression_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o thou_o forgave_v the_o iniquity_n of_o my_o sin_n that_o god_n upon_o the_o only_a promise_n and_o purpose_n of_o make_v this_o confession_n do_v forgive_v the_o sin_n mark_v say_v al._n gregory_n how_o great_a the_o swiftness_n be_v of_o this_o vital_a indulgence_n how_o great_a the_o commendation_n be_v of_o god_n mercy_n that_o pardon_n shall_v accompany_v the_o very_a desire_n of_o he_o that_o be_v about_o to_o confess_v before_o that_o repentance_n do_v come_v to_o afflict_v he_o and_o remission_n shall_v come_v to_o the_o heart_n before_o that_o confession_n do_v break_v forth_o by_o the_o voice_n so_o s._n basil_n upon_o those_o other_o word_n of_o the_o psalmist_n i_o have_v roar_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o disquietness_n of_o my_o heart_n psalm_n 38.8_o make_v this_o paraphrase_n 37._o i_o do_v not_o confess_v with_o my_o lip_n that_o i_o may_v manifest_v myself_o unto_o many_o but_o inward_o in_o my_o very_a heart_n shut_v my_o eye_n to_o thou_o alone_o who_o see_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o secret_a do_v i_o show_v my_o groan_n roar_v within_o myself_o for_o the_o groan_n of_o my_o heart_n suffice_v for_o a_o confession_n and_o the_o lamentation_n send_v to_o thou_o my_o god_n from_o the_o depth_n of_o my_o soul_n and_o as_o s._n basil_n make_v the_o groan_n of_o the_o heart_n to_o be_v a_o sufficient_a confession_n so_o do_v s._n ambrose_n the_o tear_n of_o the_o penitent_a tear_n say_v 22._o he_o do_v wash_v the_o sin_n which_o the_o voice_n be_v ashamed_a to_o confess_v weep_v do_v provide_v both_o for_o pardon_n and_o for_o shamefastness_n tear_n do_v speak_v our_o fault_n without_o horror_n tear_n do_v confess_v our_o crime_n without_o offence_n of_o our_o shamefastness_n from_o whence_o he_o that_o gloss_v upon_o gratian_n who_o have_v insert_v these_o word_n of_o s._n ambrose_n into_o his_o collection_n of_o the_o decree_n do_v infer_v that_o lachrymae_fw-la if_o for_o shame_v a_o man_n will_v not_o confess_v tear_n alone_o do_v blot_v out_o his_o sin_n maximus_fw-la taurinensis_n follow_v s._n ambrose_n herein_o almost_o verbatim_o the_o tear_n say_v colon._n he_o wash_v the_o sin_n which_o the_o voice_n be_v ashamed_a to_o confess_v tear_n therefore_o do_v equal_o provide_v both_o for_o our_o shamefastness_n and_o for_o our_o health_n they_o neither_o blush_v in_o ask_v and_o they_o obtain_v in_o request_v last_o prosper_n speak_v of_o sin_n commit_v by_o such_o as_o be_v in_o the_o ministry_n write_v thus_o 7._o they_o shall_v more_o easy_o appease_v god_n who_o be_v not_o convict_v by_o humane_a judgement_n do_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n acknowledge_v their_o offence_n who_o either_o do_v discover_v it_o by_o their_o own_o confession_n or_o other_o not_o know_v what_o they_o be_v in_o secret_a do_v themselves_o give_v sentence_n of_o voluntary_a excommunication_n upon_o themselves_o and_o be_v separate_v not_o in_o mind_n but_o in_o office_n from_o the_o altar_n to_o which_o they_o do_v minister_v do_v lament_v their_o life_n as_o dead_a assure_v themselves_o that_o god_n be_v reconcile_v unto_o they_o by_o the_o fruit_n of_o effectual_a repentance_n they_o shall_v not_o only_o receive_v what_o they_o have_v lose_v but_o also_o be_v make_v citizen_n of_o that_o city_n which_o be_v above_o they_o shall_v come_v to_o everlasting_a joy_n by_o this_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o ancient_a father_n do_v not_o think_v that_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v so_o tie_v unto_o external_a confession_n that_o a_o man_n may_v not_o look_v for_o salvation_n from_o god_n if_o he_o conceal_v his_o fault_n from_o man_n but_o that_o inward_a contrition_n and_o confession_n make_v to_o god_n alone_o be_v sufficient_a in_o this_o case_n otherwise_o neither_o they_o nor_o we_o do_v debar_v man_n from_o open_v their_o grievance_n unto_o the_o physician_n of_o their_o soul_n either_o for_o their_o better_a information_n in_o the_o true_a state_n of_o their_o disease_n or_o for_o the_o quiet_v of_o their_o trouble_a conscience_n or_o for_o receive_v further_o direction_n from_o they_o out_o of_o god_n word_n both_o for_o the_o recovery_n of_o their_o present_a sickness_n and_o for_o the_o prevention_n of_o the_o like_a danger_n in_o time_n to_o come_v 11._o if_o i_o shall_v sin_n although_o it_o be_v in_o any_o small_a offence_n and_o my_o thought_n do_v consume_v i_o and_o accuse_v i_o say_v why_o have_v thou_o sin_v what_o shall_v i_o do_v say_v a_o brother_n once_o to_o abbot_n arsenius_n the_o old_a 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to_o escape_v 71._o give_v the_o king_n thy_o judgement_n o_o god_n and_o thy_o mercy_n to_o the_o queen_n his_o mother_n 78._o lady_n the_o gentile_n be_v come_v into_o the_o inheritance_n of_o god_n who_o thou_o by_o thy_o merit_n haste_v confederated_a unto_o christ._n 88_o thy_o mercy_n o_o lady_n will_v i_o sing_v for_o ever_o â—93_z god_n be_v the_o lord_n of_o revenge_n but_o thou_o the_o mother_n of_o mercy_n do_v bow_v he_o to_o take_v pity_n 94._o o_o come_v let_v we_o sing_v unto_o our_o lady_n let_v we_o make_v a_o joyful_a noise_n to_o marry_o our_o queen_n that_o bring_v salvation_n 97._o o_o sing_v unto_o our_o lady_n a_o new_a song_n for_o she_o
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