Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	david_n	king_n	saul_n	12,106	5	9.9774	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60278	Sin dismantled, shewing the loathsomnesse thereof, in laying it open by confession; with the remedy for it by repentance & conversion Wherein is set forth the manner how we ought to confess our sins to God and man, with the consiliary decrees from the authority thereof, and for the shewing the necessity of priestly absolution, the removing the disesteem the vulgar have of absolution, setting forth the power of ministers. With an historical relation of the canons concerning confession, and the secret manner of it; also shewing the confessors affections and inclinations. By a late reverend, learned and judicious Divine.	Late reverend, learned and judicious Divine.	1664 (1664)	Wing S3850; ESTC R221495	353,931	367

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the_o temanite_n and_o bildad_o the_o shuhite_a and_o zophar_n the_o naamathite_n go_v and_o do_v according_a as_o the_o lord_n command_v they_o and_o the_o lord_n also_o accept_v job_n and_o the_o lord_n turn_v the_o captivity_n of_o job_n when_o he_o pray_v for_o his_o friend_n where_o note_n 1._o as_o god_n be_v offend_v and_o his_o servant_n job_n so_o the_o offence_n must_v be_v acknowledge_v to_o both_o that_o both_o may_v be_v pacify_v 2._o god_n retain_v his_o anger_n till_o the_o party_n wrong_v together_o with_o he_o be_v satisfy_v 3._o god_n wrath_n incense_v against_o any_o for_o wrong_v his_o servant_n will_v not_o be_v quench_v but_o by_o his_o servant_n mean_n and_o procurement_n for_o his_o fury_n provoke_v by_o offend_a job_n must_v be_v appease_v by_o job_n reconcile_a gallic_n '_o item_fw-la ad_fw-la servum_fw-la meum_fw-la job_n &_o offeret_fw-la holocaustum_fw-la pro_fw-la vobis_fw-la ita_fw-la legit_fw-la greg._n &_o vulg_n lat_fw-la assavoir_fw-fr par_fw-fr le_fw-fr moin_fw-fr de_fw-fr job_n tellement_fw-fr qu'il_fw-fr vous_fw-fr serve_v comme_fw-fr de_fw-fr sacrificateur_n genev_n not_o in_o bibl._n gallic_n they_o be_v to_o offer_v their_o sacrifice_n to_o job_n and_o job_n to_o god_n for_o they_o so_o the_o ancient_a latin_a copy_n follow_v by_o gregory_n read_v go_v unto_o my_o servant_n job_n and_o he_o shall_v offer_v a_o holocaust_n for_o you_o and_o those_o word_n he_o will_v i_o accept_v and_o the_o lord_n accept_v job_n import_v no_o less_o 20._o pro_fw-la semetipso_fw-la poenitens_fw-la tantò_fw-la cititùs_fw-la ex_fw-la audiri_fw-la meruit_fw-la quantò_fw-la devotè_fw-la pro_fw-la ali●s_fw-la int●rcessit_fw-la greg._n mor._n l._n 35._o c._n 20._o 4._o god_n hear_v a_o man_n soon_o in_o his_o own_o cause_n that_o be_v solicitous_a on_o the_o behalf_n of_o other_o as_o job_n turn_v away_o his_o own_o captivity_n in_o pray_v for_o his_o friend_n thou_o will_v say_v but_o where_o do_v job_n friend_n confess_v their_o sin_n unto_o he_o can_v not_o thou_o spell_v their_o confession_n in_o their_o sacrifice_n for_o what_o mean_v those_o sacrifice_n and_o job_n intercession_n on_o their_o behalf_n but_o for_o their_o sin_n and_o how_o can_v he_o offer_v and_o pray_v for_o he_o know_v not_o what_o they_o then_o confess_v the_o trespass_n present_v unto_o he_o the_o trespass_n offer_v and_o desire_v his_o intercession_n that_o god_n will_v be_v reconcile_v for_o their_o offence_n the_o next_o precedent_n be_v david_n confess_v his_o sin_n to_o nathan_n for_o albeit_o the_o prophet_n give_v he_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o draught_n thereof_o in_o a_o parable_n and_o make_v david_n pass_v the_o sentence_n against_o himself_o in_o thesi_fw-la and_o bring_v it_o home_o to_o his_o conscience_n by_o a_o special_a application_n uncase_v the_o parable_n and_o show_v that_o he_o be_v the_o man_n yet_o david_n heart_n thus_o rouse_v awake_v and_o he_o cry_v out_o i_o have_v sin_v against_o the_o lord_n 12._o 2_o sam._n 12._o and_o nathan_n say_v unto_o david_n the_o lord_n have_v also_o put_v away_o thy_o sin_n thou_o shall_v not_o die_v there_o be_v no_o tergiversation_n no_o apology_n no_o accuse_v of_o the_o instrument_n but_o the_o king_n whole_o take_v the_o sin_n upon_o himself_o thus_o do_v not_o saul_n in_o the_o case_n of_o agag_n and_o amalek_n the_o charge_n he_o have_v from_o god_n be_v the_o utter_a subversion_n of_o that_o prince_n and_o state_n contrariwise_o the_o victory_n gain_v he_o spare_v the_o king_n and_o make_v a_o prey_n of_o the_o rich_a and_o fat_a spoil_n and_o be_v reprehend_v by_o samuel_n spread_v a_o religious_a cloak_n over_o his_o transgression_n as_o if_o that_o prey_n have_v be_v reserve_v for_o a_o sacrifice_n and_o be_v further_o charge_v by_o samuel_n for_o disobedience_n he_o convey_v the_o fact_n away_o from_o himself_o to_o the_o people_n i_o have_v obey_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o go_v the_o way_n the_o lord_n send_v i_o but_o the_o people_n etc._n etc._n

if_o any_o deviation_n it_o be_v in_o they_o they_o be_v out_o of_o the_o way_n and_o will_v needs_o spare_v the_o best_a of_o the_o cattle_n to_o pleasure_n god_n with_o a_o sacrifice_n proud_a heart_n that_o all_o this_o while_n will_v take_v no_o notice_n of_o his_o sin_n till_o he_o hear_v his_o doom_n deprivation_n from_o his_o crown_n and_o dignity_n then_o saul_n say_v unto_o samuel_n i_o have_v sin_v 15._o 1_o sam._n 15._o but_o samuel_n say_v not_o unto_o saul_n as_o nathan_n unto_o david_n the_o lord_n have_v also_o put_v away_o thy_o sin_n saul_n be_v a_o confession_n upon_o the_o rack_n but_o david_n have_v no_o soon_o a_o sense_n of_o sin_n but_o he_o open_v it_o in_o humble_a confession_n the_o wound_n no_o soon_o perceive_v than_o he_o hasten_v for_o a_o medicine_n 243._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d basil_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 243._o than_o he_o flee_v to_o the_o physician_n say_v i_o have_v sin_v and_o forthwith_o be_v heal_v the_o lord_n also_o have_v put_v away_o thy_o sin_n grave_a be_v the_o wise_a man_n advice_n be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o confess_v thy_o sin_n and_o force_v not_o the_o course_n of_o the_o river_n 4.26_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la 4.26_o that_o be_v turn_v not_o the_o stream_n or_o course_n thereof_o backward_o by_o denial_n or_o on_o the_o one_o side_n by_o excuse_v but_o be_v thy_o own_o accuser_n to_o obtain_v a_o pardon_n confession_n then_o of_o sin_n and_o that_o unto_o man_n among_o the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v extant_a upon_o sacred_a record_n practise_v before_o the_o law_n command_v by_o the_o law_n portrait_v in_o their_o sacrifice_n and_o perform_v by_o the_o man_n after_o god_n own_o heart_n and_o have_v continue_v among_o that_o disperse_a nation_n even_o till_o our_o time_n if_o thomas_n walden_n and_o antoninus_n may_v be_v credit_v the_o one_o learn_v so_o much_o from_o the_o relation_n of_o the_o jew_n themselves_o at_o his_o be_v in_o austria_n and_o the_o other_o affirm_v that_o the_o learnede_a sort_n be_v wont_a to_o confess_v all_o their_o sin_n to_o a_o levite_n 40._o solent_n doctiores_fw-la judaei_n ante_fw-la mortem_fw-la confiteri_fw-la omne_fw-la peccata_fw-la levitae_fw-la alicui_fw-la si_fw-la quem_fw-la fortè_fw-la nacti_fw-la fuerint_fw-la ant._n part_n 3._o tit_n 14._o c._n 6._o sect._n 1_o habent_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la cuthaei_n ex_fw-la posteritate_fw-la aharon_n sacerdotis_fw-la in_o pace_fw-la quiescentis_fw-la qui_fw-la cum_fw-la nullis_fw-la alit_v connubia_fw-la jungunt_fw-la nisi_fw-la aut_fw-la familiae_fw-la suae_fw-la foeminis_fw-la aut_fw-la viris_fw-la ut_fw-la genus_fw-la impermixtum_fw-la conservent_fw-la benjam_fw-la itiner_n pag._n 39_o 40._o a_o little_a before_o their_o death_n if_o he_o may_v be_v have_v and_o i_o think_v so_o too_o when_o they_o chance_v upon_o a_o levite_n of_o the_o full_a blood_n which_o to_o preserve_v without_o mixture_n the_o jew_n after_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o temple_n be_v not_o so_o careful_a as_o the_o samaritan_n who_o boast_v their_o priest_n to_o be_v not_o only_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n but_o family_n of_o aaron_n and_o therefore_o call_v they_o aharonitae_n some_o testimony_n of_o the_o rabbin_n which_o i_o find_v in_o petrus_n galatinus_n may_v not_o be_v neglect_v in_o a_o treatise_n call_v b●rashith_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v a_o lesser_a exposition_n upon_o the_o book_n of_o genesis_n 49.8_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gen._n 49.8_o and_o upon_o those_o word_n judah_n thy_o brethren_n shall_v praise_v or_o confess_v thou_o be_v a_o elegant_a allusion_n of_o old_a jacob_n to_o his_o name_n derive_v from_o confession_n it_o be_v thus_o write_v this_o be_v that_o confession_n which_o be_v speak_v of_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o job_n est_fw-la illa_fw-la est_fw-la confessio_fw-la de_fw-fr qua_fw-la dictum_fw-la est_fw-la à_fw-la spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-it per_fw-la manus_fw-la job_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cap._n 15._o hoc_fw-la est_fw-la quia_fw-la sapientes_fw-la sunt_fw-la confitentur_fw-la &_o indicant_fw-la &_o non_fw-la abscondunt_fw-la à_fw-la patribus_fw-la suis_fw-la peccata_fw-la s●_n sva_fw-la de_fw-fr quibus_fw-la dictum_fw-la est_fw-la hoc_fw-la de_fw-fr justis_fw-la qui_fw-la vincunt_fw-la &_o subjugant_fw-la fomitem_fw-la seu_fw-la sensualitatem_fw-la svam_fw-la &_o confitentur_fw-la actus_fw-la suos_fw-la patribus_fw-la suis_fw-la omnis_fw-la enim_fw-la qui_fw-la confitetur_fw-la actus_fw-la suos_fw-la dignus_fw-la est_fw-la seculo_fw-la futuro_fw-la sicut_fw-la dictum_fw-la est_fw-la psal_n 50._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d et_fw-la ità_fw-la inuenies_fw-la in_o juda_n in_o hora_fw-la qua_fw-la pervenit_fw-la ad_fw-la eum_fw-la factum_fw-la tamar_n confessus_fw-la est_fw-la quema●medum_fw-la dictum_fw-la est_fw-la gen._n 38._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d moxigitur_fw-la vicit_fw-la sensualitatem_fw-la vel_fw-la affectum_fw-la suum_fw-la &_o confessus_fw-la est_fw-la such_o as_o be_v wise_a confess_v or_o show_v forth_o &_o hide_v not_o from_o their_o father_n that_o be_v their_o sin_n of_o who_o be_v this_o speak_v of_o the_o just_a who_o subdue_v their_o lust_n and_o sensuality_n and_o confess_v their_o do_n to_o their_o father_n for_o he_o that_o confess_v his_o act_n be_v worthy_a of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v at_o it_o be_v say_v in_o psal_n 50.23_o he_o that_o offer_v confession_n honour_v i_o and_o he_o that_o order_v his_o way_n to_o he_o will_v i_o show_v the_o salvation_n of_o god_n according_o you_o find_v in_o juda_n that_o at_o what_o time_n his_o deal_n be_v perceive_v by_o he_o with_o thamar_n he_o confess_v it_o gen._n 38._o acknowledge_v thy_o creator_n and_o be_v not_o ashamed_a of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n that_o be_v of_o man_n present_o he_o overcome_v his_o sensuality_n and_o affection_n and_o confess_v and_o again_o in_o the_o same_o place_n god_n holy_a and_o bless_a curse_v every_o one_o that_o do_v not_o confess_v his_o deed_n tu_fw-la omais_fw-fr qui_fw-fr non_fw-fr confitetur_fw-la op●●a_fw-la sva_fw-la deus_fw-la sanctus_fw-la &_o benedictus_n maledicit_fw-la sic_fw-la enim_fw-la invenimus_fw-la in_o cain_n qui_fw-la negavit_fw-la &_o dixit_fw-la gen._n c._n 4._o nunquid_fw-la custos_fw-la fratris_fw-la mei_fw-la ego_fw-la sum_fw-la maledictus_fw-la ergo_fw-la sit_fw-la sicut_fw-la dictum_fw-la est_fw-la ibidem_fw-la et_fw-la nunc_fw-la maledictus_fw-la es_fw-la tu_fw-la for_o so_o we_o find_v in_o cain_n who_o deny_v and_o say_v be_o i_o my_o brother_n keeper_n therefore_o he_o be_v accurse_v as_o it_o be_v there_o say_v now_o then_o curse_v be_v thou_o such_o another_o testimony_n be_v extant_a in_o the_o hierosolymitan_a sanbedrim_n in_o the_o chapter_n that_o begin_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v the_o judgement_n be_v define_v fu●u●o_fw-la omnis_fw-la confitens_fw-la habet_fw-la partem_fw-la in_o seculo_fw-la futuro_fw-la sic_fw-la enim_fw-la in_o achan_n reperimus_fw-la quod_fw-la dixit_fw-la ei_fw-la ichoshuah_n fili_fw-la mi_fw-mi dam_fw-la obsecro_fw-la honorem_fw-la domino_fw-la deo_fw-la israel_n &_o da_fw-la confessionem_fw-la &_o indica_fw-la mihi_fw-la quaeso_fw-la quid_fw-la feceris_fw-la ne_o celes_a à_fw-la me_fw-it &_o ait_fw-la verè_fw-la ego_fw-la peccavi_fw-la domino_fw-la deo_fw-la israel_n &_o ita_fw-la hoc_fw-la sicut_fw-la hoc_fw-la feci_fw-la et_fw-la undè_fw-la habetur_fw-la quòd_fw-la remissum_fw-la fuit_fw-la ei_fw-la peccatum_fw-la ex_fw-la co_fw-la quod_fw-la dictum_fw-la ●st_fw-la ibidem_fw-la jehosuae_fw-la sc_fw-la cap._n 7._o &_o ait_fw-la jehosuas_fw-la sicut_fw-la turbasti_fw-la nos_fw-la turbat_fw-la te_fw-la dominus_fw-la in_o die_fw-la isto_fw-la in_o die_v isto_fw-la inquit_fw-la tu_fw-la turbatus_fw-la eris_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la ●ris_fw-la turbatus_fw-la in_o fu●u●o_fw-la where_o it_o be_v thus_o write_v all_o such_o as_o confess_v have_v their_o share_n in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v for_o so_o we_o find_v in_o achan_n how_o jehosuas_n say_v unto_o he_o my_o son_n give_v glory_n unto_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n and_o make_v thy_o confession_n and_o show_v unto_o i_o what_o thou_o have_v do_v and_o conceal_v it_o not_o from_o i_o and_o achan_n answer_v and_o say_v unto_o jehosuas_n of_o a_o truth_n i_o have_v sin_v before_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n and_o have_v do_v thus_o and_o thus_o but_o from_o whence_o do_v it_o appear_v that_o his_o sin_n be_v forgive_v from_o that_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o same_o place_n viz_o josh_n 7._o and_o jehosua_n say_v as_o thou_o have_v trouble_v we_o the_o lord_n trouble_v thou_o in_o that_o day_n in_o that_o day_n say_v he_o thou_o be_v trouble_v but_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v trouble_v in_o the_o day_n to_o come_v and_o that_o this_o confession_n be_v make_v distinct_o be_v evident_a by_o what_o be_v record_v in_o the_o book_n entitle_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v of_o day_n and_o in_o the_o chap._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sc_n the_o day_n of_o propitiation_n rabbi_n hunna_n say_v 3._o dixit_fw-la rabbi_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hunna_n omnis_fw-la qui_fw-la transgressione_n transgressius_fw-la est_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la singulatim_fw-la exprimat_fw-la peccatum_fw-la pet._n

adam_n ubi_fw-la es_fw-la peccato_fw-la transgressionis_fw-la primi_fw-la parent_n corrupti_fw-la à_fw-la domine_fw-la sunt_fw-la requisiti_fw-la de_fw-la culpa_fw-la ut_fw-la peccatum_fw-la quod_fw-la transgrediendo_fw-la commiserant_fw-la confitendo_fw-la delerent_fw-la greg._n to_o wash_v out_o that_o sin_n by_o confess_v which_o they_o have_v commit_v by_o transgress_v the_o like_a interrogatory_n be_v make_v to_o cain_n where_o be_v thy_o brother_n abel_n but_o his_o impudence_n be_v to_o outface_v the_o murder_n and_o plead_v not_o guilty_a till_o god_n convict_v he_o the_o sin_n smother_v brake_n forth_o into_o a_o great_a flame_n the_o sore_o skin_v over_o with_o a_o denial_n fester_v he_o that_o say_v at_o first_o nulla_fw-la est_fw-la iniquitas_fw-la there_o be_v no_o iniquity_n in_o my_o hand_n and_o refuse_v to_o unlade_v his_o soul_n by_o confession_n sink_v under_o the_o burden_n and_o cry_v out_o major_a est_fw-la iniquit_fw-la as_o my_o sin_n be_v great_a than_o i_o be_o able_a to_o bear_v saint_n chrysostome_n collect_v no_o less_o god_n mercy_n appear_v in_o the_o question_n where_o be_v thy_o brother_n 130._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys_n in_o gen._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tom_fw-mi 1._o p._n 130._o to_o give_v he_o the_o bint_n and_o opportunity_n to_o bethink_v himself_o that_o by_o confession_n of_o the_o fault_n the_o guilt_n may_v be_v wash_v away_o for_o this_o be_v god_n ●●n●_n even_o from_o the_o beginning_n to_o exact_v from_o we_o a_o confession_n of_o our_o sin_n that_o upon_o the_o same_o he_o may_v show_v mercy_n he_o conelude_v it_o be_v good_a to_o confess_v the_o fact_n to_o disclose_v the_o wound_n to_o the_o physician_n and_o to_o receive_v medicine_n from_o he_o god_n people_n in_o process_n of_o time_n his_o good_a pleasure_n be_v know_v how_o propense_a he_o be_v to_o give_v a_o sinner_n audience_n have_v not_o fail_v in_o this_o point_n to_o confess_v nor_o he_o they_o to_o pardon_v and_o because_o confession_n of_o fin_n from_o the_o delinquent_n and_o remission_n of_o sin_n from_o god_n common_o go_v together_o my_o discourse_n shall_v not_o separate_v they_o we_o be_v now_o upon_o the_o sinner_n plea_n and_o must_v instance_n in_o those_o that_o have_v have_v the_o will_n to_o sin_n the_o grace_n to_o see_v it_o the_o humility_n to_o confess_v it_o and_o the_o happiness_n to_o be_v deliver_v from_o it_o david_n be_v famous_a for_o his_o transgression_n his_o confession_n and_o his_o lamentation_n i_o acknowledge_v my_o sin_n unto_o thou_o 32.5_o psal_n 32.5_o and_o my_o iniquity_n have_v i_o not_o hide_v 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 where_o we_o see_v confession_n have_v not_o only_o the_o promise_n but_o performance_n of_o forgiveness_n annex_v thereunto_o and_o that_o from_o he_o who_o be_v most_o bountiful_a in_o his_o promise_n and_o most_o faithful_a in_o his_o performance_n &_o tu_fw-la remisisti_fw-la who_o absolution_n be_v ever_o of_o force_n for_o he_o never_o turn_v a_o wrong_a key_n 2._o note_v also_o the_o manner_n thereof_o david_n have_v not_o yet_o make_v his_o confession_n it_o be_v only_o in_o vote_n in_o purpose_n and_o conception_n not_o in_o re_z a_o actual_a performance_n yet_o his_o success_n be_v crown_v with_o performance_n and_o that_o will_v accept_v for_o the_o deed_n so_o much_o be_v god_n mercy_n more_o forward_o than_o man_n duty_n as_o to_o grant_v the_o pardon_n before_o it_o be_v ask_v the_o word_n be_v not_o at_o my_o mouth_n and_o god_n ear_n be_v at_o my_o heart_n 31._o vox_fw-la m●a_fw-la in_o ore_fw-la nondum_fw-la erat_fw-la sed_fw-la auris_fw-la dei_fw-la jam_fw-la in_o cord_n crat_fw-mi aug._n in_o psal_n 31._o say_v aug._n in_o the_o person_n of_o david_n and_o much_o to_o the_o same_o sense_n a_o late_a expositor_n 31._o vide_fw-la quam_fw-la velox_fw-la sit_fw-la dei_fw-la misericordia_fw-la erga_fw-la peccatorem_fw-la non_fw-la dum_fw-la confitetur_fw-la ut_fw-la audiat_fw-la homo_fw-la sed_fw-la confiteri_fw-la promittit_fw-la quod_fw-la audit_n deus_fw-la ludolph_n in_o psal_n 31._o behold_v with_o what_o speed_n the_o mercy_n of_o god_n make_v towards_o a_o sinner_n he_o have_v not_o confess_v so_o that_o man_n may_v hear_v 31._o dixi_fw-la deliberavi_fw-la apud_fw-la i_o quod_fw-la confitebor_fw-la &_o tu_fw-la remisisti_fw-la magna_fw-la pietas_fw-la dei_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la solam_fw-la promissionem_fw-la peccata_fw-la dimisit_fw-la votum_fw-la enim_fw-la pro_fw-la operatione_n judicatur_fw-la cassiodor_n in_o psal_n 31._o but_o promise_v to_o confess_v which_o god_n hear_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n cassiodore_n i_o say_v that_o be_v i_o deliberate_v with_o myself_o how_o i_o will_v confess_v and_o thou_o forgave_v o_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n forgive_a sin_n upon_o promise_n only_o for_o with_o he_o the_o will_n be_v of_o equal_a acceptation_n with_o the_o deed_n and_o lest_o we_o shall_v think_v that_o this_o be_v some_o peculiar_a privilege_n vouchsafe_v unto_o the_o man_n after_o god_n own_o heart_n the_o same_o sweet_a singer_n of_o israel_n do_v present_o enlarge_v his_o note_n and_o infer_v this_o general_a conclusion_n thereupon_o for_o this_o shall_v every_o one_o that_o be_v godly_a prey_n unto_o thou_o in_o a_o time_n when_o thou_o may_v be_v find_v verse_n 6._o the_o godly_a in_o this_o world_n be_v not_o so_o godly_a but_o there_o be_v time_n also_o when_o they_o must_v go_v to_o this_o confession_n and_o comfort_v themselves_o with_o this_o hope_n for_o we_o be_v not_o angel_n but_o man_n basilea_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d basil_n h●m_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 245._o g●●s_n basilea_n we_o fall_v and_o be_v raise_v and_o that_o often_o and_o in_o a_o little_a space_n basil_n thus_o david_n make_v a_o good_a confession_n let_v we_o pass_v from_o the_o father_n to_o the_o son_n solomon_n solomon_n in_o who_o all_o age_n have_v and_o shall_v admire_v how_o so_o fair_a a_o star_n can_v fall_v in_o so_o foul_a a_o eclipse_n yet_o he_o recover_v his_o loft_n light_n and_o of_o a_o great_a finner_n prove_v a_o great_a convert_n and_o as_o chronicle_n mention_v the_o folly_n of_o this_o king_n so_o ecclesiastes_n relate_v the_o repentance_n of_o this_o preacher_n he_o deliver_v a_o general_a rule_n 28.13_o prov._n 28.13_o he_o that_o hide_v his_o sin_n shall_v not_o prosper_v but_o he_o that_o confess_v and_o forsake_v they_o shall_v find_v mercy_n wherein_o observe_v a_o necessary_a adjunct_n to_o confession_n viz._n forsake_v of_o sin_n it_o be_v not_o then_o a_o naked_a verbal_a confession_n that_o have_v this_o efficacy_n or_o such_o a_o compendious_a way_n of_o heal_a and_o no_o more_o but_o go_v show_v thyself_o and_o thy_o sin_n to_o the_o priest_n and_o thy_o attrition_n shall_v become_v contrition_n and_o thy_o sin_n shall_v be_v forgive_v though_o not_o clean_o forsake_v this_o roman_a device_n solomon_n for_o all_o his_o knowledge_n and_o that_o extend_v from_o the_o cedar_n to_o the_o thistle_n be_v yet_o to_o seek_v of_o for_o with_o tiburine_a impostor_n though_o a_o man_n bring_v not_o so_o much_o as_o that_o drop_n of_o sorrow_n for_o sin_n by_o they_o term_v attrition_n but_o only_o a_o will_n to_o confess_v and_o utter_v the_o story_n of_o his_o lewd_a life_n to_o a_o priest_n with_o a_o intent_n to_o be_v absolve_v by_o he_o 14._o non_fw-la solùm_fw-la attritus_fw-la recipit_fw-la gratiam_fw-la delentem_fw-la peccatum_fw-la tanquam_fw-la per_fw-la virtutem_fw-la meriti_fw-la de_fw-la congruo_fw-la se●●on_fw-la habens_fw-la talem_fw-la actum_fw-la qui_fw-la sufficiat_fw-la ad_fw-la meritum_fw-la de_fw-la congruo_fw-la sed_fw-la tamen_fw-la habens_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la suscipiendi_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la &_o sine_fw-la obice_fw-la peccati_fw-la actualiter_fw-la in_o facto_fw-la vel_fw-la in_o voluntate_fw-la inhaerentis_fw-la suscipit_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la merito_fw-la sed_fw-la ex_fw-la pacto_fw-la divino_fw-la effectum_fw-la istius_fw-la sacramenti_fw-la scotus_n lib._n 4._o do_v 14._o there_o be_v require_v no_o more_o to_o be_v set_v free_a from_o sin_n the_o sacrament_n of_o penance_n will_v supply_v all_o other_o defect_n and_o confer_v this_o benefit_n mero_fw-la motu_fw-la of_o its_o own_o accord_n without_o any_o good_a disposition_n or_o desert_n of_o the_o receiver_n insomuch_o that_o he_o need_v to_o put_v his_o ghostly_a father_n to_o no_o far_a trouble_n than_o this_o speak_v the_o word_n only_o and_o i_o shall_v be_v heal_v by_o this_o new_a fetch_n the_o sacrament_n of_o penance_n be_v available_a without_o repentance_n confession_n without_o contrition_n and_o sin_n forgive_v which_o be_v not_o forsake_v a_o opinion_n say_v gabriel_n much_o to_o be_v esteem_v if_o it_o be_v lay_v upon_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o holy_a father_n 2._o ista_fw-la opinio_fw-la esset_fw-la valde_fw-la acceptanda_fw-la si_fw-la haberce_fw-la firmamentum_fw-la scriptura_fw-la &_o sanctorum_fw-la patrum_fw-la biel._n lib._n 4._o do_v 14._o qu._n 2._o not_o 2._o and_o no_o gallant_a

to_o man_n leave_v it_o as_o a_o thing_n indifferent_a to_o be_v undertake_v as_o the_o sinner_n find_v occasion_n but_o he_o that_o praise_v gold_n must_v not_o be_v think_v to_o dispraise_v silver_n and_o those_o ancient_n that_o approve_v of_o confession_n to_o god_n in_o the_o first_o place_n 67._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d clement_n epist_n 1._o ad_fw-la corinth_n p._n 66_o 67._o allow_v the_o same_o in_o its_o place_n to_o man_n also_o testimony_n of_o both_o sort_n be_v extant_a in_o their_o writing_n and_o to_o the_o former_a for_o the_o present_a thu●_n clemens_n romanus_n it_o be_v better_a say_v he_o for_o a_o man_n to_o confess_v his_o sin_n then_o to_o his_o heart_n like_o those_o which_o resist_v moses_n etc._n etc._n then_o tell_v we_o how_o desirous_a god_n be_v hereof_o the_o lord_n my_o brethren_n need_v nothing_o else_o be_v desirous_a of_o nothing_o from_o any_o man_n save_v to_o confess_v unto_o he_o then_o follow_v certain_a proof_n from_o the_o scripture_n show_v how_o acceptable_a a_o sacrifice_n confession_n be_v as_o well_o in_o praise_v god_n as_o in_o dispraise_v of_o ourselves_o that_o be_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o thanksgiving_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o other_o of_o a_o wound_a sp●rit_n clemens_n of_o rome_n be_v second_v with_o our_o christian_a athenaeus_n clemens_n of_o alexandria_n who_o write_v thus_o if_o a_o christian_a through_o the_o suggestion_n of_o the_o adversary_n unwilling_o fall_v into_o sin_n 378._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cl●m_fw-la alex._n strom._n l._n 4._o p._n 378._o let_v he_o in_o imitation_n of_o david_n sing_v i_o will_v confess_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o it_o shall_v please_v he_o better_o than_o a_o young_a calf_n that_o bring_v horn_n and_o hoof_n let_v the_o poor_a beh●ld_n and_o be_v glad_a for_o he_o say_v offer_v unto_o god_n the_o sacrifice_n of_o praise_n and_o pay_v thy_o vow_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o call_v upon_o i_o in_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o affliction_n and_o i_o will_v deliver_v there_o and_o thou_o shall_v we_o glorify_v i_o for_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o god_n be_v a_o wound_a spirit_n a_o say_v so_o like_a unto_o the_o former_a that_o i_o guess_v this_o clemens_n take_v it_o as_o he_o do_v some_o other_o passage_n from_o the_o former_a these_o primitive_a man_n style_v confession_n a_o sacrifice_n and_o we_o know_v of_o what_o kind_n of_o adoration_n sacrifice_n be_v and_o to_o who_o they_o appertain_v sure_o a_o break_a heart_n present_v by_o confession_n and_o lay_v upon_o the_o altar_n of_o the_o cross_n be_v never_o reject_v by_o god_n for_o his_o sake_n who_o suffer_v thereupon_o origen_n a_o disciple_n to_o this_o last_o clemens_n and_o his_o immediate_a successor_n in_o the_o hi●ron_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d magister_fw-la hi●ron_n ecclesiastical_a school_n at_o alexandria_n levit._n ipse_fw-la nos_fw-la ut_fw-la pecc●m●s_fw-la inst●gat_fw-la ipse_fw-la ●tiam_fw-la cum_fw-la peccaver_fw-la mus_fw-la accus●●t_fw-la si_fw-la ipsi_fw-la nostri_fw-la accusatores_fw-la simus_fw-la nequitiam_fw-la accusatoris_fw-la effugimus_fw-la dicit_fw-la all_o cubi_fw-la propheta_fw-la dic_fw-la tu_fw-la iniquitates_fw-la tuas_fw-la prio_fw-la ut_fw-la justificoris_fw-la nun_n evidentèr_fw-fr mysterium_fw-la ostend●t_fw-la cum_fw-la dicit_fw-la dic_fw-la tu_fw-la priortu_fw-la ergò_fw-la dic_fw-la prio_fw-la ne_fw-la te●lle_fw-la praeveni_fw-la at_o sed_fw-la &_o david_n in_o psalmo_fw-la dicit_fw-la in●quitatem_fw-la meam_fw-la notam_fw-la feci_fw-la etc._n etc._n vide_fw-la ergò_fw-la quia_fw-la pronunciare_fw-la peccatum_fw-la remissionem_fw-la peccati_fw-la mer●tur_fw-la si_fw-la ipsi_fw-la nostri_fw-la sumus_fw-la accusatores_fw-la proficit_fw-la nobis_fw-la ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la si_fw-la verò_fw-la expectemus_fw-la ut_fw-la à_fw-la diabolo_fw-it accusemur_fw-la accusatio_fw-la illa_fw-la cedit_fw-la nobis_fw-la ad_fw-la poenam_fw-la origen_n homil_n 3._o in_o levit._n be_v frequent_a in_o exhort_v sinner_n to_o all_o kind_n of_o confession_n but_o earnest_a for_o that_o which_o be_v make_v unto_o god_n the_o devil_n say_v he_o first_o allure_v to_o sin_n next_o accuse_v for_o sin_n we_o prevent_v his_o malice_n by_o be_v our_o own_o accuser_n and_o by_o take_v this_o office_n forth_o of_o his_o hand_n the_o prophet_n in_o a_o place_n say_v declare_v thy_o iniquity_n beforehand_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v justify_v there_o be_v a_o mystery_n in_o these_o word_n dic_fw-la tu_fw-la prio_fw-la declare_v thou_o first_o lest_o he_o step_v in_o before_o thou_o even_o so_o david_n in_o the_o psalm_n my_o iniquity_n say_v he_o have_v i_o make_v know_v unto_o thou_o and_o have_v not_o hide_v my_o sin_n i_o say_v i_o will_v confess_v etc._n etc._n see_v how_o the_o utter_n of_o sin_n obtain_v forgiveness_n it_o will_v further_o our_o salvation_n to_o become_v our_o own_o accuser_n but_o if_o we_o delay_v till_o the_o devil_n accuse_v it_o will_v m●ke_v much_o for_o our_o condemnation_n now_o to_o he_o must_v this_o confession_n be_v pour_v out_o who_o forgive_v david_n sin_n although_o i_o must_v not_o conceal_v how_o origen_n allow_v of_o confession_n before_o some_o sort_n of_o man_n also_o and_o that_o without_o any_o gainsay_n from_o i_o as_o in_o due_a place_n shall_v appear_v and_o to_o this_o confession_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys_n hom_n 31._o ad_fw-la heb._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d oral_a expression_n be_v not_o so_o requisite_a god_n know_v the_o language_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o weep_v that_o hear_v annah_n pray_v and_o not_o speak_v who_o read_v our_o mind_n in_o our_o thought_n with_o who_o tear_n and_o sigh_n and_o groan_n be_v formal_a evidence_n this_o manner_n of_o unfolding_a our_o soul_n to_o god_n st_n basil_n upon_o the_o word_n of_o the_o psalmist_n i_o have_v roar_v for_o the_o disquietness_n of_o my_o heart_n have_v full_o describe_v in_o david_n person_n thus_o i_o do_v not_o open_v my_o lip_n in_o confession_n thereby_o to_o make_v a_o show_n to_o many_o but_o inward_o within_o my_o heart_n close_v up_o my_o eye_n 1551._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d basil_n in_o ps_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 100_o graec_fw-la basilea_n 1551._o to_o thou_o only_o behold_v thing_n in_o socret_n do_v i_o discover_v the_o groan_n that_o be_v within_o i_o roar_v within_o myself_o nor_o be_v there_o need_v of_o many_o word_n to_o this_o confession_n for_o with_o thou_o the_o groan_n of_o my_o heart_n be_v sufficient_a for_o this_o acknowledgement_n and_o those_o lamentation_n send_v forth_o from_o the_o depth_n of_o my_o soul_n unto_o thou_o my_o god_n and_o look_v what_o saint_n basil_n ascribe_v to_o the_o groan_v of_o the_o heart_n the_o same_o do_v saint_n ambross_a to_o the_o tear_n of_o the_o penitent_a and_o note_n that_o no_o other_o confession_n of_o saint_n peter_n after_o his_o denial_n be_v upon_o record_n but_o that_o which_o flow_v from_o his_o eye_n thus_o i_o find_v that_o he_o weep_v i_o find_v not_o what_o he_o say_v i_o read_v of_o his_o tear_n i_o read_v of_o no_o satisfaction_n 46._o invenio_fw-la quòd_fw-la fleverit_fw-la non_fw-la invenio_fw-la quid_fw-la d●xerit_fw-la lacrimas_fw-la ejus_fw-la lego_fw-la satisfactionem_fw-la non_fw-la lego_fw-la rectè_fw-la planè_fw-la petrus_n flevit_fw-la &_o tacuit_fw-la quia_fw-la quod_fw-la defleri_fw-la solet_fw-la non_fw-la solet_fw-la excusari_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la defendi_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la ablui_fw-la potest_fw-la lavat_fw-la enim_fw-la lacrima_fw-la delictum_fw-la quod_fw-la vote_n pudor_fw-la est_fw-la confiteri_fw-la lacrimae_fw-la ergò_fw-la verecundiae_fw-la paritèr_fw-la consulunt_fw-la &_o saluti_fw-la non_fw-la erubescunt_fw-la in_o petendo_fw-la &_o impetrant_fw-la in_o rogando_fw-la lacrimae_fw-la inquam_fw-la tacitae_fw-la quodammodo_fw-la preces_fw-la sunt_fw-la veniam_fw-la non_fw-la 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forgiveness_n yet_o obtain_v they_o set_v not_o forth_o vocal_o the_o cause_n yet_o gain_v the_o mercy_n yea_o the_o supplication_n of_o tear_n be_v of_o great_a profit_n than_o any_o word_n can_v be_v word_n happy_o may_v fail_v we_o in_o

spiritual_a garden_n of_o saint_n chrysostome_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n can_v well_o endure_v the_o breath_n and_o smell_v thereof_o the_o cardinal_n will_v limit_v his_o testimony_n to_o public_a confession_n which_o be_v the_o theatre_n and_o stage_n so_o often_o mention_v 15._o loquor_fw-la de_fw-la confession_n publica_fw-la ex_fw-la qua_fw-la exprobratio_fw-la sequi_fw-la solebat_fw-la bel._n l._n 2._o de_fw-fr poen_n c._n 15._o and_o so_o subject_a to_o obloquy_n but_o not_o of_o clancular_a confession_n subject_a to_o no_o such_o inconvenience_n sure_o chrysostome_n speak_v of_o the_o confession_n then_o in_o use_n which_o be_v perform_v after_o one_o way_n and_o whether_o private_a or_o public_a there_o be_v the_o doubt_n beside_o if_o the_o patriarch_n have_v exclude_v the_o public_a theatre_n and_o not_o the_o private_a closet_n of_o confession_n why_o do_v he_o repeat_v to_o god_n alone_o to_o he_o only_o confess_v and_o not_o to_o thy_o fellow_n servant_n they_o aver_v under_o those_o word_n to_o god_n alone_o to_o be_v comprise_v the_o ghostly_a father_n also_o who_o for_o the_o time_n be_v not_o so_o much_o man_n as_o god_n deputy_n upon_o which_o ground_n they_o resolve_v that_o if_o a_o confessor_n be_v interrogated_a upon_o his_o oath_n of_o a_o matter_n reveal_v in_o confession_n he_o may_v with_o a_o safe_a conscience_n deny_v it_o 1._o qui_fw-fr dam_n dicunt_fw-la quòd_fw-la potest_fw-la dicere_fw-la se_fw-la nihil_fw-la scire_fw-la ut_fw-la homo_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la d●us_fw-la sum._n angel_n v._o confess_v potest_fw-la dicere_fw-la sine_fw-la laesione_n conscientiae_fw-la se_fw-la nescire_fw-la quod_fw-la scit_fw-la tantùm_fw-la ut_fw-la deus_fw-la aquin._n supplem_fw-la 3_o ae_z part_n qu._n 11._o art_n 1._o because_o he_o do_v not_o hear_v the_o same_o as_o man_n but_z as_o god_n a_o resolution_n very_o prejudicial_a to_o the_o fundamental_a law_n of_o state_n as_o in_o due_a place_n shall_v be_v show_v other_o confess_v more_o ingenious_o that_o it_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o time_n 964._o svi_fw-la temporis_fw-la sententia_fw-la fuit_fw-la in_fw-la quo_fw-la nectarius_n confessionem_fw-la sacram●ntalem_fw-la abjecerat_fw-la canus_n relect._n de_fw-mi poen_fw-mi p._n 964._o and_o of_o that_o church_n wherein_o he_o live_v and_o that_o he_o be_v sway_v and_o carry_v away_o with_o the_o same_o the_o friar_n may_v have_v enlarge_v himself_o quid._n gratian._n de_fw-fr poen_n do_v 1._o cap._n ult_n quid._n for_o it_o be_v the_o opinion_n not_o of_o those_o time_n but_o of_o all_o time_n in_o the_o greek_a church_n and_o so_o continue_v till_o the_o time_n of_o gratian._n the_o dean_n of_o louvain_n make_v he_o only_o to_o connive_v and_o wink_v at_o the_o miss_n and_o discontinuance_n of_o auricular_a confession_n 98._o fortè_fw-la dici_fw-la possit_fw-la chrysost_fw-la aliquantulùm_fw-la connivere_fw-la propter_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la appositam_fw-la quam_fw-la per_fw-la nectarium_fw-la praedecessorem_fw-la suum_fw-la int●oductam_fw-la invenerat_fw-la r._n tapper_n art_n 5._o p._n 98._o by_o reason_n of_o a_o contrary_a custom_n introduce_v by_o his_o predecessor_n within_o his_o diocese_n whatsoever_o it_o be_v this_o great_a father_n and_o glory_n of_o greece_n be_v sca●ce_o hear_v with_o patience_n among_o the_o pontifician_n yet_o it_o may_v be_v wonder_v with_o what_o confidence_n himself_o and_o his_o fellow_n be_v produce_v by_o they_o allege_v they_o with_o like_a sincerity_n as_o they_o paint_v they_o at_o rome_n viz._n with_o head_n and_o beard_n shave_v mitre_a cope_v 9_o les_fw-fr ont_fw-fr fait_fw-fr pourtraire_fw-fr &_o imprimere_fw-la à_fw-la rome_n avant_fw-fr la_fw-fr barb_v raze_v estant_fw-fr mitreé_fw-fr &_o revestu_fw-ge des_fw-fr habit_n pontisicaux_fw-fr à_fw-fr la_fw-fr fashion_n de_fw-fr noz_fw-fr prelatz_n latin_v les_fw-fr mitre_n &_o cross_n n'estoyent_n lors_fw-fr encores_fw-la en_fw-fr usage_n a._n thevet_n vie_v des_fw-fr hommes_fw-fr 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that_o the_o confession_n of_o special_a sin_n before_o god_n be_v private_a only_o and_o that_o only_o make_v to_o man_n be_v public_a à_fw-fr vieu_fw-fr &_o sceu_fw-fr le_fw-fr tous_fw-fr as_o the_o frenchman_n speak_v expose_v to_o the_o sight_n and_o light_n of_o all_o and_o that_o the_o church_n be_v acquaint_v with_o no_o other_o in_o saint_n hieroms_n day_n sure_a no_o other_o be_v on_o foot_n in_o tertullia_n time_n as_o a_o great_a antiquary_n of_o his_o time_n beatus_fw-la rhenanus_fw-la affirm_v that_o tertullia_n silence_n in_o speak_v nothing_o of_o clancular_a confession_n be_v no_o wonder_n poen_n ne_fw-fr quis_fw-la admiretur_fw-la tertullianum_fw-la de_fw-la clancularia_fw-la ista_fw-la admissorum_fw-la confession_n nihil_fw-la locutum_fw-la quae_fw-la quantùm_fw-la con●icimus_fw-la nata_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la ista_fw-la exhomologesi_fw-la per_fw-la ultroneam_fw-la hominum_fw-la pietatem_fw-la ut_fw-la occultorum_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la esset_fw-la &_o 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augustine_n word_n 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 can_v heal_v all_o my_o disease_n a_o place_n that_o bellarmine_n have_v say_v something_o to_o though_o not_o much_o to_o his_o purpose_n the_o confession_n saint_n augustine_n speak_v of_o be_v not_o sacramental_a confession_n he_o may_v swear_v it_o but_o a_o rehearsal_n of_o sin_n former_o commit_v 20._o confessio_fw-la de_fw-la qua_fw-la loquor_fw-la aug._n non_fw-la est_fw-la confessio_fw-la sacramentalis_fw-la sed_fw-la confessio_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la praeteritorum_fw-la &_o per_fw-la baptismum_fw-la dimissorum_fw-la ad_fw-la eum_fw-la sinem_fw-la instituta_fw-la ut_fw-la indè_fw-la cognoscatur_fw-la &_o laudetur_fw-la dei_fw-la miscricordia_fw-la lib._n 2._o the_o poen_n c._n 20._o and_o wash_v away_o by_o baptism_n acknowledge_v to_o this_o end_n that_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n towards_o he_o may_v be_v manifest_v this_o be_v the_o scope_n of_o his_o whole_a discourse_n i_o grant_v namely_o a_o detection_n of_o his_o great_a sin_n and_o of_o god_n great_a mercy_n yet_o he_o may_v relate_v how_o his_o sin_n meet_v with_o mercy_n 51._o confessionis_fw-la autem_fw-la causam_fw-la addidit_fw-la dicens_fw-la quia_fw-la fecisti_fw-la authorem_fw-la scilicet_fw-la universitatis_fw-la dominum_fw-la esse_fw-la confessus_fw-la nulli_fw-la alii_fw-la docens_fw-la confitondum_fw-la quàm_fw-la qui_fw-la fecit_fw-la olivam_fw-la fructiferam_fw-la spei_fw-la misericordi●t_fw-la in_o seculum_fw-la seculi_fw-la hilar._n in_o psal_n 51._o and_o so_o speak_v of_o confession_n to_o god_n as_o a_o mean_a for_o the_o obtain_n thereof_o and_o affirm_v that_o man_n have_v no_o more_o right_a to_o know_v his_o disease_n than_o he_o have_v power_n to_o heal_v they_o such_o a_o conclusion_n have_v hilary_n upon_o psalm_n l_o i._n that_o david_n there_o teach_v we_o to_o confess_v our_o sin_n to_o no_o other_o than_o to_o the_o author_n of_o this_o universe_n the_o lord_n who_o make_v he_o and_o make_v the_o olive_n fruitful_a with_o the_o mercy_n of_o hope_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o such_o testimony_n as_o these_o seem_v to_o import_v that_o confession_n before_o god_n and_o before_o man_n be_v incompatible_a as_o if_o thereby_o two_o master_n be_v serve_v and_o the_o one_o forsake_v by_o adhere_v to_o the_o other_o that_o confession_n peculiar_o belong_v unto_o god_n and_o be_v not_o

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and_o moses_n the_o rebellious_a people_n and_o that_o spiritual_a child_n be_v near_o to_o they_o that_o have_v beget_v they_o in_o the_o lord_n than_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o body_n can_v be_v to_o fleshly_a parent_n the_o way_n thus_o make_v he_o exhort_v show_v unto_o he_o the_o priest_n bold_o without_o blush_v such_o thing_n as_o have_v be_v hide_v display_v the_o secret_n of_o thy_o soul_n open_v they_o conceal_v grief_n as_o to_o a_o physician_n he_o will_v have_v a_o care_n and_o be_v tender_a of_o thy_o reputation_n and_o safety_n paulinus_n write_v the_o life_n of_o saint_n ambrose_n make_v relation_n of_o his_o behaviour_n in_o receive_v penitent_n after_o this_o manner_n whensoever_o any_o come_v unto_o he_o confess_v their_o fault_n ambrosii_fw-la quotiescunqueilli_n aliquis_fw-la ad_fw-la percipiendam_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la lapsus_fw-la suos_fw-la confessus_fw-la est_fw-la ita_fw-la flebat_fw-la ut_fw-la &_o illum_fw-la slere_fw-la compelleret_fw-la videbatur_fw-la ●tiam_fw-la sibi_fw-la cum_fw-la jacente_fw-la jacere_fw-la causas_fw-la autem_fw-la crimnum_fw-la quas_fw-la illi_fw-la confitchantur_fw-la nulli_fw-la nisi_fw-la damino_fw-la soli_fw-la apud_fw-la quem_fw-la intercedebat_fw-la loqu_fw-la batur_fw-la paulin._n in_o vita_fw-la ambrosii_fw-la to_o undergo_v their_o penance_n be_v will_v shed_v tear_n in_o such_o abundance_n as_o to_o force_v the_o sinner_n to_o weep_v seem_v as_o if_o he_o have_v fall●n_v with_o he_o into_o the_o same_o offence_n the_o cause_n of_o their_o sin_n which_o they_o confess_v unto_o he_o he_o never_o open_v his_o lip_n of_o save_v unto_o the_o lord_n only_o unto_o who_o he_o intercede_v on_o their_o behalf_n bless_a father_n be_v our_o ghostly_a father_n thus_o compassionate_a and_o reserve_v they_o can_v not_o want_v penitent_n thy_o discreet_a and_o zealous_a manage_n of_o the_o key_n in_o the_o case_n of_o theodosius_n have_v and_o shall_v make_v thou_o famous_a to_o all_o posterity_n saint_n basil_n set_v down_o the_o pious_a intention_n and_o good_a pleasure_n of_o god_n for_o a_o sinner_n conversion_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o that_o conversion_n to_o consist_v in_o repentance_n and_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o conclude_v thus_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o confess_v our_o sin_n to_o they_o who_o be_v trust_v 542._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d basil_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 542._o and_o credit_v with_o the_o dispensation_n of_o the_o mystery_n of_o god_n so_o the_o penitent_n of_o old_a be_v find_v to_o have_v do_v before_o holy_a man_n for_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o gospel_n that_o they_o confess_v their_o sin_n to_o john_n the_o baptist_n and_o in_o the_o act_n all_o of_o they_o to_o the_o apostle_n of_o who_o they_o be_v baptize_v pacianus_n in_o his_o paraenesis_n or_o exhortation_n to_o repentance_n thus_o i_o appeal_v unto_o you_o brethren_n who_o have_v commit_v sin_n refuse_v repentance_n poenit._n vos_fw-fr appello_fw-la sratres_fw-la qui_fw-la criminibus_fw-la admissis_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la recusatis_fw-la vos_fw-la inquam_fw-la post_fw-la impudentiam_fw-la timidos_fw-la post_fw-la peccata_fw-la verecundos_fw-la qui_fw-la peccare_fw-la non_fw-la erubescitis_fw-la &_o erubescitis_fw-la confiteri_fw-la ecce_fw-la iterùm_fw-la apostolus_fw-la ad_fw-la sacerdotem_fw-la manus_fw-la citò_fw-la nulli_fw-la imponas_fw-la nec_fw-la communices_fw-la peccaris_fw-la alienis_fw-la quid_fw-la facies_fw-la tu_fw-la qui_fw-la decipis_fw-la sacerdotem_fw-la qui_fw-fr aut_fw-la ignorantem_fw-la fallis_fw-la aut_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la plenum_fw-la scientem_fw-la probandi_fw-la difficultate_fw-la confundis_fw-la parian_a in_o paraen_fw-la sive_fw-la libel_n de_fw-fr poenit._n to_o you_o i_o say_v that_o after_o impudence_n be_v afraid_a and_o after_o sin_v shamefaced_a which_o blush_v not_o to_o sin_n but_o blush_v to_o confess_v and_o a_o little_a after_o behold_v what_o the_o apostle_n say_v to_o the_o priest_n lay_v hand_n sudden_o on_o none_o leave_v thou_o participate_v of_o their_o sin_n what_o will_v thou_o do_v deceive_v the_o priest_n who_o either_o deceive_v he_o as_o ignorant_a or_o confound_a he_o as_o not_o full_o instruct_v with_o difficulty_n of_o prove_v 16_o legimus_fw-la in_o levitico_fw-la de_fw-la leprosis_fw-la ubi_fw-la jubentur_fw-la ut_fw-la ostendant_fw-la se_fw-la sacerdotibus_fw-la &_o si_fw-la lepram_fw-la habuerint_fw-la tunc_fw-la à_fw-la sacerdote_fw-la immundi_fw-la siant_fw-la sic_fw-la &_o hîc_fw-la solvit_fw-la &_o ligat_fw-la episcopus_fw-la &_o presbyter_n non_fw-la eos_fw-la qui_fw-la insontes_fw-la sunt_fw-la vel_fw-la nox●i_fw-la sed_fw-la pro_fw-la officio_fw-la svo_fw-la cum_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la audicrit_fw-fr varietates_fw-la s●it_fw-la qui_fw-la ligandus_fw-la sit_fw-la quive_fw-mi solvendus_fw-la h●eron_n comment_fw-fr in_o matth._n 16_o saint_n hierom_n comment_v thus_o we_o read_v in_o levitious_a of_o the_o leper_n where_o they_o be_v command_v to_o show_v themselves_o unto_o the_o priest_n and_o if_o they_o be_v find_v to_o be_v leper_n the_o priest_n be_v to_o denounce_v they_o unclean_a so_o do_v the_o bishop_n and_o priest_n bind_v and_o loose_v not_o such_o as_o be_v infect_v and_o guilty_a but_o when_o by_o virtue_n of_o their_o office_n have_v hear_v the_o diversity_n of_o sin_n they_o may_v know_v who_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v bind_v and_o who_o to_o be_v loose_v these_o word_n will_v come_v under_o our_o band_n again_o in_o the_o point_n of_o absolution_n here_o they_o stand_v to_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o priest_n be_v make_v acquaint_v with_o the_o variety_n of_o sin_n the_o thing_n intend_v saint_n ambrose_n mention_v divers_a sin_n which_o among_o other_o be_v to_o be_v repent_v of_o and_o abstain_v from_o after_o repentance_n have_v these_o word_n poenit_fw-la non_fw-la solùm_fw-la post_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la abistis_fw-la intùs_fw-la homo_fw-la se_fw-la observare_fw-la debet_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o ante_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la dum_fw-la sanus_fw-la est_fw-la quia_fw-la nescit_fw-la si_fw-la possit_fw-la ipsam_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la accipere_fw-la &_o confiteri_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o sacerdoti_fw-la peccata_fw-la sva_fw-la ambr._n exhort_v ad_fw-la poenit_fw-la a_o man_n not_o only_o after_o repentance_n ought_v to_o preserve_v himself_o inward_o from_o these_o sin_n but_o before_o repentance_n while_o he_o be_v yet_o whole_a for_o he_o know_v not_o certain_o if_o he_o shall_v be_v able_a

docet_fw-la qualiter_fw-la ipsa_fw-la purgentur_fw-la p●ccata_n d●us_fw-la namque_fw-la salutis_fw-la &_o sanitatis_fw-la author_n &_o largitor_n plerumque_fw-la hanc_fw-la praebet_fw-la suae_fw-la pot●ntiae_fw-la invisibili_fw-la administratione_fw-la plerum_fw-la ●ue_v medicorum_fw-la operatione_n conc._n cab._n l._n 2._o c._n 32_o 33._o but_o other_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o they_o be_v to_o be_v confess_v unto_o a_o priest_n both_o of_o which_o be_v perform_v in_o the_o church_n not_o without_o great_a fruit_n so_o very_o as_o we_o confess_v our_o sin_n unto_o god_n who_o be_v the_o forgiver_n thereof_o and_o say_v with_o david_n i_o acknowledge_v my_o sin_n unto_o thou_o and_o my_o iniquity_n have_v i_o not_o hide_v i_o say_v i_o will_v confess_v my_o sin_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o thou_o forgave_v the_o iniquity_n of_o my_o sin_n and_o according_a to_o the_o institution_n of_o the_o apostle_n let_v we_o confess_v our_o sin_n one_o to_o another_o and_o pray_v one_o for_o another_o that_o we_o may_v be_v save_v the_o confession_n therefore_o which_o be_v make_v unto_o god_n purge_v sin_n and_o that_o which_o be_v make_v unto_o the_o priest_n show_v how_o they_o may_v be_v purge_v for_o god_n the_o author_n and_o bestower_n of_o salvation_n and_o health_n oft-times_o afford_v the_o same_o by_o the_o invisible_a administration_n of_o his_o own_o power_n and_o many_o time_n by_o the_o operation_n of_o physician_n wherein_o those_o word_n be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o many_o sin_n be_v forgive_v by_o god_n immediate_o or_o by_o the_o invisible_a administration_n of_o his_o own_o power_n and_o consequent_o need_v not_o be_v confess_v unto_o any_o but_o god_n alone_o and_o many_o again_o mediate_o by_o the_o operation_n of_o soul-physician_n and_o therefore_o be_v to_o pass_v through_o their_o hand_n and_o ear_n also_o whence_o infer_v that_o to_o priest_n some_o sin_n though_o not_o all_o be_v to_o be_v confess_v priest_n the_o condition_n of_o those_o sin_n as_o aught_o to_o be_v confess_v to_o the_o priest_n but_o what_o those_o some_o be_v be_v the_o point_n indeed_o for_o if_o those_o some_o be_v leave_v loose_o and_o at_o random_n indiscriminatim_o they_o will_v hardly_o prove_v any_o or_o none_o at_o all_o the_o discern_a of_o these_o sin_n must_v not_o hang_v alone_o upon_o the_o slender_a thread_n of_o a_o lay-capacity_n and_o the_o sinner_n own_o discretion_n for_o we_o seldom_o make_v any_o prospect_n upon_o our_o worse_a part_n and_o never_o but_o with_o partiality_n turn_v the_o perspective_n so_o upon_o our_o own_o sin_n as_o to_o make_v they_o appear_v atom_n and_o in_o less_o figure_n than_o they_o be_v and_o so_o upon_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o as_o to_o multiply_v and_o dilate_v they_o we_o be_v not_o then_o in_o this_o behalf_n whole_o to_o be_v leave_v unto_o ourselves_o venerable_a bede_n observe_v that_o among_o the_o disease_a heal_v by_o christ_n lepros_n nullum_fw-la dominus_fw-la eorum_fw-la quibus_fw-la haec_fw-la corporalia_fw-la beneficia_fw-la praestitit_fw-la invenitur_fw-la misisse_fw-la ad_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la nisi_fw-la leprosos_fw-la quia_fw-la sacerdotium_fw-la judaeorum_fw-la figura_fw-la erat_fw-la sacerdotii_fw-la future_a regalis_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la quisquis_fw-la hae●●ti●â_fw-la pravitate_fw-la vel_fw-la superstitione_n gent●li_fw-la vel_fw-la judaicâ_fw-la perfidiâ_fw-la vel_fw-la etiam_fw-la schismate_fw-la fraterno_fw-la quasi_fw-la vario_fw-la colore_fw-la per_fw-la christi_fw-la gratiam_fw-la caruerit_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la veniat_fw-la colorémque_fw-la fidei_fw-la verum_fw-la quem_fw-la acceperit_fw-la ostendat_fw-la cetera_fw-la verò_fw-la vitia_fw-la tanquam_fw-la valetudines_fw-la &_o quasi_fw-la m●mbrorum_fw-la animae_fw-la atque_fw-la sensuum_fw-la per_fw-la semetipsum_fw-la interiùs_fw-la in_o conscientia_fw-la &_o intellectu_fw-la dominus_fw-la sanat_fw-la &_o corrigit_fw-la bed_n hom_n de_fw-fr 10._o lepros_n only_o the_o leper_n be_v s●n●_n by_o he_o to_o the_o priest_n because_o the_o levitical_a priesthood_n be_v a_o type_n of_o his_o own_o and_o infer_v that_o such_o as_o be_v taint_v with_o heretical_a pravity_n gentile-superstition_n judaical_a perfidiousness_n or_o schism_n from_o the_o brothe-hood_n and_o be_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n deliver_v thereof_o shall_v of_o necessity_n resort_v unto_o the_o church_n and_o make_v profession_n of_o the_o true_a tincture_n of_o faith_n new_o embrace_v but_o other_o vice_n as_o it_o be_v disease_n and_o as_o if_o of_o the_o member_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o sense_n the_o lord_n heal_v inward_o by_o himself_o in_o the_o conscience_n and_o understanding_n some_o sin_n then_o according_a to_o bed●_n be_v to_o be_v present_v to_o the_o church_n and_o not_o all_o and_o as_o christ_n heal_v many_o that_o be_v disease_v and_o enjoin_v the_o leper_n only_o to_o show_v themselves_o unto_o the_o priest_n so_o he_o forgive_v many_o sin_n private_o to_o the_o conscience_n of_o the_o penitent_a but_o some_o be_v reserve_v for_o the_o priest_n cognizance_n and_o in_o another_o place_n the_o same_o b●de_n will_v have_v we_o to_o confess_v our_o daily_a and_o light_a sin_n one_o to_o another_o 5._o quotidianal_n viáque_fw-la peccata_fw-la alterutrum_fw-la coaequalibus_fw-la confiteamur_fw-la porrò_fw-la grau●oris_fw-la leprae_fw-la immunditiam_fw-la sacerdoti_fw-la pand●mus_fw-la bed_n in_o jac._n 5._o but_o to_o open_v the_o uncleanness_n of_o the_o great_a leprosy_n unto_o the_o priest_n herein_o the_o case_n hold_v in_o the_o course_n of_o public_a penance_n will_v somewhat_o guide_v we_o for_o in_o the_o first_o and_o strict_a day_n of_o the_o church_n there_o be_v three_o sin_n hold_v incapable_a of_o mercy_n but_o to_o be_v peccata_fw-la ad_fw-la mortem_fw-la of_o which_o saint_n john_n speak_v and_o direct_v not_o to_o pray_v for_o 1._o for_o ubi_fw-la nec_fw-la postulationis_fw-la ibi_fw-la aequè_fw-la nec_fw-la remissionis_fw-la tert._n de_fw-fr put_fw-mi c._n 1._o now_o where_o there_o be_v no_o place_n for_o prayer_n there_o be_v no_o grace_n for_o pardon_n and_o these_o three_o be_v idolatry_n murder_n and_o adultery_n this_o cruel_a opinion_n last_v till_o tertullia_n day_n who_o either_o ironical_o or_o hasty_o thus_o write_v the_o high_a priest_n the_o bishop_n of_o bishop_n say_v 5._o pontisex_n scilicet_fw-la maximus_fw-la episcopus_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la dicit_fw-la ego_fw-la &_o moechiae_fw-la &_o fornicationis_fw-la delicta_fw-la poenitentiá_fw-la functis_fw-la dimitto_fw-la o_o edict_n m●ui_fw-la non_fw-la poterit_fw-la ascribi_fw-la bonum_fw-la factum●●_n de_fw-fr pudic._n c._n 5._o i_o absolve_v those_o that_o have_v do_v penance_n of_o fornication_n and_o adultery_n o_o edict_n which_o none_o can_v just_o commend_v tertullian_n now_o a_o montanist_n sharp_o take_v up_o the_o dispenser_n of_o that_o relaxation_n 298._o sunt_fw-la ista_fw-la ironica_fw-la ponti●ex_fw-la m._n christus_fw-la puta_fw-la edictum_fw-la istud_fw-la promulgaverit_fw-la notae_fw-la ●r_n jun._n ad_fw-la tert._n de_fw-fr put_fw-mi pag._n 298._o by_o which_o bishop_n if_o christ_n be_v mean_v 198._o vixit_fw-la tertullian_n zeph●rin_n anno_fw-la 198._o as_o junius_n than_o the_o word_n be_v otherwise_o salve_v by_o that_o great_a critic_n or_o if_o the_o pope_n as_o petavius_n than_o the_o dispensation_n must_v come_v from_o zephyrine_n the_o next_o age_n wax_v mild_a not_o deny_v pardon_n and_o yet_o not_o confer_v absolution_n to_o the_o guilty_a of_o these_o crime_n be_v they_o never_o so_o penitent_a and_o zealous_a thereof_o no_o not_o at_o the_o last_o gasp_n and_o case_n of_o utmost_a extremity_n it_o be_v old_a serapion_n case_n lapse_v in_o persecution_n who_o can_v never_o though_o ever_o desirous_a 36._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d euseb_n eccl._n hist_o l._n 6_o c._n 36._o and_o promise_v a_o myriad_o of_o time_n to_o wade_v through_o all_o the_o degree_n of_o the_o penitent_n be_v admit_v to_o communicate_v time_n be_v yet_o more_o gentle_a when_o cyprian_n be_v deny_v not_o but_o withal_o defer_v absolution_n till_o the_o point_n of_o death_n and_o then_o absolve_v the_o guilty_a of_o those_o offence_n this_o practice_n show_v that_o all_o sin_n be_v not_o equal_o capable_a of_o grace_n and_o pardon_v that_o in_o some_o the_o spot_n be_v fowler_n and_o the_o guilt_n heavy_a the_o justification_n be_v more_o difficult_a and_o the_o expiation_n more_o laborious_a which_o to_o assoil_v be_v at_o one_o time_n hold_v by_o the_o church_n to_o be_v impossible_a and_o ever_o difficult_a to_o be_v loose_v by_o the_o ministerial_a key_n beside_o those_o sin_n there_o be_v other_o in_o the_o next_o rank_n which_o they_o call_v capital_a offence_n not_o in_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o school_n divine_v 238._o capitalia_fw-la dicebantur_fw-la non_fw-la ut_fw-la nos_fw-la intelligere_fw-la vulgò_fw-la solemus_fw-la quaecunque_fw-la dei_fw-la nos_fw-la gratia_fw-la &_o spiritualibus_fw-la charitatis_fw-la ornamentis_fw-la spoliant_fw-la sed_fw-la quae_fw-la cùm_fw-la graviora_fw-la caeteris_fw-la esseat_v tum_fw-la canonibus_fw-la &_o synodorum_n decretis_fw-la nominatim_fw-la expressa_fw-la quibus_fw-la poenae_fw-la à_fw-la canonibus_fw-la singillatim_fw-la propositae_fw-la alia_fw-la verò_fw-la leviora_fw-la de_fw-la quibus_fw-la nulla_fw-la extat_fw-la in_o

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father_n otherwise_o he_o will_v have_v say_v matth._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys_n hom_n 29._o in_o matth._n why_o do_v you_o attribute_v unto_o i_o a_o unfitting_a opinion_n i_o be_o far_o from_o that_o power_n and_o prove_v himself_o further_o to_o be_v god_n because_o be_v see_v their_o thought_n and_o by_o many_o passage_n of_o holy_a writ_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o god_n only_o behold_v what_o man_n bear_v in_o mind_n insomuch_o that_o as_o none_o but_o god_n can_v know_v the_o thought_n of_o man_n so_o none_o but_o he_o can_v forgive_v the_o sin_n of_o man_n arrian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theoph_n in_o mar._n 2.5_o athan._n orat_fw-la 3._o contr_n arrian_n the_o like_a collection_n make_v his_o scholar_n and_o abridger_n theophylact_v upon_o mark_v 2.5_o and_o athanasius_n make_v this_o power_n to_o forgive_v sin_n not_o the_o least_o of_o his_o argument_n to_o prove_v christ_n to_o be_v god_n a_o truth_n that_o shine_v so_o clear_o in_o the_o father_n day_n 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and_o unto_o you_o sinner_n now_o in_o hostility_n with_o he_o and_o our_o instruction_n be_v to_o conclude_v a_o peace_n and_o reconcile_v you_o unto_o he_o good_a god_n how_o high_o do_v paul_n magnify_v his_o office_n for_o christ_n sake_n say_v he_o be_v we_o ambassador_n 639._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d oecumen_fw-la in_o 2_o cor._n 5._o pag._n 639._o for_o we_o have_v take_v his_o business_n upon_o we_o in_o christ_n stead_n therefore_o be_v we_o send_v unto_o you_o as_o if_o the_o father_n by_o we_o do_v exhort_v you_o who_o not_o only_o exhort_v you_o by_o christ_n but_o he_o be_v crucify_v do_v by_o we_o still_o exhort_v as_o the_o g●eek_n scholia_fw-la paraphrase_n upon_o the_o place_n thus_o do_v priest_n forgive_v that_o be_v apply_v the_o gracious_a promise_n of_o the_o gospel_n unto_o the_o penitent_a luc._n quis_fw-la potest_fw-la peccata_fw-la dimittere_fw-la nisi_fw-la solus_fw-la deus_fw-la qui_fw-la per_fw-la eos_fw-la quoque_fw-la dimittit_fw-la quibus_fw-la 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