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as_o you_o ought_v by_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o by_o the_o example_n of_o y_fw-fr t_o lord_n patient_o to_o suffer_v there_o do_v you_o the_o contrary_a not_o all_o only_a not_o suffer_v but_o you_o do_v wrong_a unto_o they_o y_z t_z do_v no_o wrong_n etc._n etc._n 209._o col_fw-fr 1_o haymo_n say_v it_o be_v offence_n and_o sin_n in_o you_o that_o you_o have_v judicial_n for_o 6._o accusation_n engender_v strife_n strife_n engender_v discord_n discord_n engender_v hatred_n and_o lest_o peradventure_o they_o will_v say_v this_o be_v no_o sin_n to_o require_v my_o own_o therefore_o say_v y_o t_o apostle_n true_o it_o be_v sin_n unto_o you_o for_o you_o do_v against_o the_o commandment_n of_o y_fw-fr t_o lord_n the_o which_o say_v he_o that_o take_v away_o 6._o thy_o good_a ask_v it_o not_o again_o wherefore_o do_v you_o not_o rather_o suffer_v loss_n that_o you_o may_v fulfil_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n 209._o col_fw-fr 1_o that_o 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rend_v your_o heart_n and_o not_o your_o garment_n etc._n etc._n show_v that_o in_o the_o contrition_n of_o the_o hart_n which_o be_v understand_v by_o the_o rent_v thereof_o sin_n be_v forgeven_v and_o not_o by_o confession_n of_o the_o mouth_n which_o be_v a_o part_n of_o exterior_a satisfaction_n which_o he_o call_v the_o rent_v of_o our_o garment_n by_o a_o part_n understand_v the_o whole_a ¶_o in_o the_o same_o place_n cap._n facilius_fw-la in_o what_o hour_n soever_o a_o sinner_n shall_v be_v convert_v etc._n etc._n for_o it_o be_v not_o say_v when_o soever_o he_o shall_v confess_v with_o his_o mouth_n but_o only_o when_o he_o shall_v be_v turn_v &_o shall_v be_v sorry_a for_o his_o sin_n he_o shall_v live_v and_o not_o dye_v ¶_o in_o the_o same_o place_n cap._n facilius_fw-la they_o do_v more_o easy_o purchase_v god_n favour_n which_o be_v not_o convict_v by_o man_n judgement_n but_o of_o their_o own_o accord_n acknowledge_v their_o fault_n which_o do_v either_o by_o their_o own_o confession_n bewray_v the_o same_o or_o else_o when_o other_o man_n know_v not_o what_o privye_a offender_n they_o be_v do_v condemn_v themselves_o to_o voluntary_a excommunication_n and_o separate_a themselves_o from_o the_o altar_n whereon_o they_o minister_v not_o by_o compulsion_n but_o willing_o bewail_v their_o life_n as_o no_o life_n be_v sure_a that_o they_o be_v reconcile_v by_o the_o fruit_n of_o effectual_a penitency_n they_o do_v not_o only_o recover_v thing_n that_o be_v lose_v from_o god_n but_o be_v also_o make_v citizen_n of_o the_o everlasting_a habitation_n they_o may_v come_v to_o joy_v everlasting_a ¶_o chrisostome_n upon_o the_o psalm_n miserere_fw-la mei_fw-la homi._n 11._o confess_v thy_o sin_n that_o thou_o may_v blot_v they_o out_o if_o thou_o be_v abash_v to_o confess_v that_o thou_o have_v offend_v confess_v they_o daily_o in_o thy_o soul_n i_o do_v not_o say_v that_o thou_o shall_v confess_v to_o thy_o companion_n or_o fellow_n servant_n who_o may_v obray_v thou_o declare_v they_o to_o god_n who_o have_v regard_n of_o they_o but_o if_o thou_o declare_v they_o not_o be_v god_n ignorant_a of_o they_o or_o will_v he_o learn_v they_o by_o thou_o when_o thou_o do_v they_o he_o be_v at_o hand_n when_o thou_o commit_v they_o he_o have_v perfect_a knowledge_n ¶_o the_o same_o chrisostome_n upon_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrews_n let_v we_o therefore_o persuade_v ourselves_o that_o we_o have_v sin_v nor_o let_v the_o tongue_n only_o pronounce_v it_o but_o the_o inward_a conscience_n also_o neither_o let_v we_o only_o say_v that_o we_o be_v sinner_n but_o let_v we_o special_o account_v every_o singular_a offence_n i_o do_v not_o say_v y_z t_z thou_o shall_v bewray_v thyself_o public_o neither_o that_o thou_o shall_v accuse_v thyself_o to_o other_o but_o i_o will_v have_v thou_o obey_v the_o prophet_n say_v revele_v thy_o way_n unto_o the_o lord_n 31._o ¶_o s._n ambrose_n de_fw-fr poenitentia_fw-la petri_n sermo_n 46._o peter_n burst_v forth_o into_o tear_n ask_v nothing_o with_o his_o voice_n i_o do_v find_v that_o he_o weep_v but_o i_o find_v not_o what_o he_o say_v of_o his_o tear_n i_o read_v but_o of_o his_o satisfaction_n i_o read_v nothing_o ¶_o s._n augustine_n lib._n 10._o confession_n cap._n 1._o therefore_o to_o thou_o lord_n be_o i_o manifest_o know_v what_o soever_o i_o be_o &_o what_o profit_v i_o then_o to_o confess_v myself_o unto_o thou_o neither_o do_v i_o it_o with_o word_n of_o the_o flesh_n or_o with_o voice_n but_o with_o the_o word_n of_o my_o soul_n and_o with_o clamour_n of_o my_o thought_n which_o thy_o ear_n understand_v for_o whereas_o i_o be_o evil_a to_o confess_v myself_o unto_o thou_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o to_o mislike_v of_o myself_o and_o when_o i_o be_o godly_a to_o confess_v i_o unto_o thou_o be_v nothing_o else_o than_o not_o to_o attribute_v the_o same_o to_o myself_o because_o thou_o lord_n do_v bless_v the_o just_a but_o first_o thou_o do_v justify_v he_o be_v wicked_a my_o confession_n therefore_o my_o god_n in_o thy_o sight_n be_v make_v unto_o thou_o both_o secret_o and_o not_o secret_o for_o it_o be_v secret_a in_o speech_n but_o cry_v out_o in_o hart_n neither_o do_v i_o say_v any_o good_a thing_n unto_o man_n which_o thou_o have_v not_o first_o hear_v of_o i_o neither_o thou_o also_o shall_v hear_v any_o such_o thing_n of_o i_o which_o thou_o have_v not_o first_o show_v unto_o i_o what_o therefore_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 sorrow_n &_o grief_n who_o common_o be_v wont_v to_o be_v curious_a to_o know_v a_o other_o man_n life_n and_o slow_a to_o amend_v their_o own_o why_o demand_v they_o of_o i_o to_o hear_v what_o i_o be_o which_o will_v not_o hear_v of_o thou_o who_o they_o themselves_o be_v and_o how_o know_v they_o that_o they_o hear_v of_o i_o to_o be_v true_a forasmuch_o as_o no_o man_n know_v what_o be_v do_v in_o man_n but_o the_o 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