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naturae_fw-la chrysost_n in_o serm_n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la &_o lege_fw-la naturae_fw-la chrysostome_n faith_n i_o can_v show_v thou_o a_o faithful_a man_n who_o without_o his_o good_a deed_n both_o live_v and_o obtain_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n but_o none_o without_o faith_n have_v have_v life_n etc._n etc._n and_o lest_o here_o thou_o shall_v say_v he_o want_v time_n etc._n etc._n i_o will_v not_o contend_v with_o thou_o herein_o but_o this_o one_o thing_n i_o dare_v bold_o say_v that_o faith_n only_o by_o itself_o do_v save_v he_o humilitate_fw-la basil_n in_o contione_fw-la de_fw-la humilitate_fw-la basile_n likewise_o say_v this_o be_v perfect_a &_o true_a glory_v in_o god_n when_o any_o be_v extol_v not_o for_o his_o own_o righteousness_n but_o acknowledge_v himself_o to_o be_v void_a of_o true_a righteousness_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n only_o in_o christ_n sanctorum_fw-la bernard_n orat_fw-la prim_fw-la omnium_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la and_o final_o bernard_n say_v what_o can_v 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another_o sort_n of_o confession_n be_v unto_o man_n as_o when_o he_o that_o have_v offend_v his_o neighbour_n be_v touch_v with_o remorse_n of_o conscience_n confess_v his_o offence_n unto_o he_o and_o crave_v forgiveness_n of_o this_o kind_n of_o confession_n our_o saviour_n speak_v say_v if_o thy_o brother_n have_v offend_v thou_o reprove_v he_o 17._o luke_n 17._o and_o if_o he_o repent_v forgive_v he_o 5._o james_n 5._o and_o s._n james_n say_v confess_v your_o sin_n one_o to_o another_o &_o pray_v one_o for_o another_o that_o you_o may_v be_v save_v as_o for_o the_o popish_a auricular_a confession_n or_o secret_a reckon_n up_o of_o sin_n in_o the_o ear_n of_o a_o priest_n neither_o have_v christ_n command_v it_o nor_o yet_o his_o apostle_n &_o the_o godly_a father_n which_o next_o succéede_v they_o use_v it_o and_o this_o some_o of_o their_o own_o doctor_n do_v affirm_v as_o may_v appear_v by_o the_o gloss_o upon_o the_o decree_n who_o say_v it_o be_v better_a to_o say_v 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to_o god_n that_o he_o may_v heal_v thou_o and_o in_o another_o place_n i_o do_v not_o bid_v thou_o open_o to_o bewray_v thyself_o nor_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 open_v thy_o life_n unto_o the_o lord._n 3._o io._n scotus_n li._n 4._o scent_n do_v 7._o art_n 3._o confess_v thy_o sin_n therefore_o before_o god_n and_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o scotus_n &_o antoninus_n it_o have_v his_o original_n by_o pope_n innocent_a 3._o in_o the_o council_n of_o lateran_n concern_v that_o which_o socrates_n in_o his_o ecclesiastical_a history_n wit_v of_o a_o penitentiary_n minister_v 19_o socrat._n lib._n 5_o cap._n 19_o &_o of_o confesson_n of_o sin_n institute_v because_o of_o the_o novatians_n &_o after_o under_o nectorius_n constantinopolitanus_n for_o the_o wicked_a fact_n of_o a_o deacon_n abrogate_a even_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o ecchius_n it_o apertein_v not_o unto_o auricular_a confession_n but_o 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