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council_n at_o florence_n do_v to_o the_o greek_n ur_fw-la vestri_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la &_o pontifices_fw-la non_fw-la confitentur_fw-la why_o do_v not_o your_o priest_n exact_v this_o confession_n as_o we_o refuse_v not_o private_a confession_n make_v to_o god_n nay_o sometime_o a_o private_a confession_n to_o our_o ghostly_a father_n the_o minister_n who_o have_v authority_n to_o divest_v we_o of_o any_o scruple_n which_o may_v arise_v in_o our_o conscience_n and_o to_o pronounce_v a_o absolution_n upon_o our_o hearty_a repentance_n yet_o we_o will_v not_o loose_v or_o betray_v our_o freedom_n so_o much_o as_o to_o do_v that_o act_n by_o constraint_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v as_o free_a and_o voluntary_a as_o david_n resolution_n in_o this_o place_n i_o say_v i_o will_v confess_v we_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o stand_v to_o the_o courtesy_n of_o rome_n for_o that_o pardon_n which_o christ_n have_v free_o give_v we_o nor_o yet_o to_o suffer_v her_o merchant_n to_o erect_v a_o new_a 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thou_o in_o the_o tooth_n with_o they_o lazaro_n and_o in_o the_o very_a next_o word_n he_o â—â—atly_o prohibit_v the_o necessity_n of_o such_o private_a confession_n leave_v 〈…〉_z upon_o the_o scope_n of_o this_o text_n thou_o be_v not_o to_o confess_v to_o thy_o fellow_n servant_n lest_o he_o may_v divulge_v it_o ib._n but_o to_o he_o that_o be_v thy_o lord_n that_o care_v for_o thy_o soul_n to_o he_o that_o be_v most_o mild_a and_o courteous_a to_o he_o that_o be_v thy_o physician_n i_o say_v i_o will_v confess_v my_o sin_n unto_o the_o lord_n but_o do_v god_n need_v a_o informer_n do_v he_o not_o know_v dauid_n sin_n before_o his_o confession_n or_o can_v he_o know_v i_o unless_o i_o tell_v he_o yes_o sure_o he_o know_v they_o before_o but_o he_o know_v they_o as_o my_o judge_n not_o as_o my_o confessor_n he_o know_v they_o but_o not_o that_o way_n which_o most_o delight_v he_o and_o be_v best_a for_o i_o in_o a_o repentance_n in_o a_o word_n he_o know_v they_o before_o but_o he_o 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bunch_n to_o open_v that_o door_n and_o if_o by_o violence_n they_o shall_v attempt_v to_o break_v it_o open_a as_o the_o successor_n of_o peter_n have_v do_v for_o many_o year_n sit_v there_o as_o counselor_n 〈◊〉_d in_o commission_n with_o god_n nay_o sit_v 〈◊〉_d godâ—â—aith_n â—aith_z st._n paul_n 4._o to_o condemn_v or_o to_o absolve_v 〈◊〉_d he_o let_v they_o know_v in_o this_o they_o have_v commit_v a_o riot_n not_o less_o than_o lucifer_n and_o their_o aspire_a insolence_n muâ—t_v expect_v a_o precipitation_n as_o violent_a and_o deep_a as_o he_o i_o have_v almost_o lose_v myself_o in_o this_o labyrinth_n of_o pâ—pâ—ll_a usurpation_n i_o retreat_n to_o my_o teâ—t_n in_o s._n ambrose_n his_o word_n who_o have_v brief_o state_v and_o limit_v the_o power_n of_o priest_n absolution_n in_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n say_v he_o man_n use_v their_o ministry_n but_o exercise_v no_o right_n of_o any_o authority_n man_n ask_v a_o man_n pronounce_v but_o the_o deity_n grant_n tu_fw-la remisisti_fw-la thou_o forgave_v which_o speech_n do_v not_o only_o intimate_v his_o power_n but_o his_o readiness_n to_o forgive_v see_v in_o what_o a_o forward_a term_n david_n express_v god_n alacriâ—â—_n and_o propension_n to_o mercy_n set_v it_o down_o in_o the_o preterperfect_a tense_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o have_v forgive_v as_o a_o thing_n pass_v in_o grant_n before_o the_o suit_n be_v commence_v seneca_n speak_v it_o of_o the_o court_n 〈…〉_z praecipâ—â—s_v beneficia_fw-la lenta_fw-la sunt_fw-la they_o be_v prone_a and_o speedy_a to_o do_v injury_n but_o their_o benefit_n come_v slow_o from_o they_o and_o with_o difficulty_n '_o â—is_n otherwise_o with_o god_n he_o be_v of_o no_o 〈◊〉_d power_n nor_o do_v he_o for_o slow_a his_o faucet_n 〈…〉_z price_n upon_o they_o by_o delay_n 9_o god_n be_v not_o slow_a or_o 〈◊〉_d concern_v his_o promise_n say_v s._n peter_n or_o if_o he_o be_v slow_a 15._o he_o be_v slow_a to_o nothing_o but_o to_o wrath_n only_o in_o that_o 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woo_v he_o unless_o his_o favour_n first_o solicit_v we_o and_o give_v we_o cause_n to_o thank_v he_o not_o to_o ask_v he_o think_v his_o goodness_n have_v no_o advantage_n no_o victory_n over_o our_o necessity_n if_o he_o shall_v only_o hear_v we_o when_o we_o call_v unless_o as_o he_o prophess_n by_o his_o prophet_n isaiah_n 24._o antequam_fw-la clametis_fw-la ego_fw-la exaudio_fw-la he_o begin_v to_o we_o and_o make_v our_o answer_n before_o we_o speak_v he_o think_v his_o mercy_n will_v prove_v tardy_a if_o it_o expect_v our_o suit_n unless_o he_o grant_v it_o before_o our_o motion_n therefore_o in_o the_o 2_o sam_n 12._o when_o nathan_n admonish_v david_n of_o two_o great_a sin_n he_o no_o soon_o in_o a_o religious_a humiliation_n deject_v himself_o cry_v he_o have_v offend_v but_o the_o prophet_n speedy_o raise_v he_o with_o the_o comfortable_a tiding_n of_o his_o absolution_n and_o in_o such_o a_o phrase_n as_o if_o god_n have_v antedate_v the_o pardon_n 13._o before_o the_o sin_n be_v commit_v for_o he_o tell_v he_o the_o lord_n have_v also_o put_v away_o thy_o sin_n not_o he_o will_v or_o do_v but_o already_o he_o have_v put_v away_o thy_o sin_n you_o may_v perceive_v a_o gracious_a haste_n too_o in_o the_o remission_n of_o his_o sin_n in_o this_o place_n he_o but_o confess_v and_o god_n forgive_v he_o nay_o say_v s._n austin_n he_o make_v no_o confession_n but_o a_o promise_n only_o non_fw-la iam_fw-la pronunciat_fw-la sed_fw-la promittit_fw-la se_fw-la pronunciaturum_fw-la &_o ille_fw-la iam_fw-la dimittit_fw-la he_o say_v he_o will_v confess_v and_o upon_o that_o promise_n god_n immediate_o grant_v he_o a_o large_a pardon_n turemisisti_fw-la thou_o forgave_v the_o iniquity_n of_o my_o sin_n the_o extent_n of_o his_o grace_n be_v as_o large_a sin_n as_o unlimited_a as_o his_o mercy_n be_v sudden_a god_n as_o he_o be_v no_o slow_a dilatory_a god_n so_o neither_o be_v he_o a_o spare_a close-handed_n god_n as_o he_o do_v not_o suspend_v his_o favour_n or_o hang_v long_o in_o the_o deliberation_n of_o his_o pardon_n to_o sinner_n so_o neither_o do_v he_o give_v they_o in_o a_o lame_a imperfect_a fashion_n but_o large_a and_o full_a and_o ample_a as_o be_v himself_o in_o quo_fw-la omnis_fw-la plenitâ—do_fw-la who_o be_v the_o spring_n of_o all_o bounty_n he_o do_v not_o veniam_fw-la dimiâ—iare_fw-la distribute_v his_o mercy_n by_o half_n keep_v man_n betwixt_o life_n and_o death_n pant_v betwixt_o hope_n and_o fear_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v send_v a_o pardon_n when_o the_o prisoner_n be_v half_o hang_v no_o marlorat_n non_fw-fr de_fw-fr dimidiâ_fw-la sed_fw-la perfectâ_fw-la remissione_n hîc_fw-la disserit_fw-la propheta_fw-la god_n do_v not_o lease_n his_o pardon_n for_o life_n only_o adiourn_v the_o short_a punishment_n in_o this_o world_n with_o a_o purpose_n to_o inflict_v it_o eternal_o in_o the_o next_o his_o hand_n be_v not_o so_o scant_o bernard_n non_fw-la arctatur_fw-la non_fw-la clauditur_fw-la sine_fw-la nullas_fw-la habet_fw-la metâ—s_fw-la divina_fw-la clementia_fw-la say_v bernard_n and_o hierome_n in_o his_o translation_n date_n this_o remission_n with_o a_o semper_fw-la to_o signify_v the_o duration_n the_o continuance_n of_o it_o which_o be_v as_o long_o and_o last_a as_o his_o goodness_n that_o have_v none_o end_n nor_o yet_o do_v he_o remit_v the_o eternal_a punishment_n and_o retain_v a_o temporal_a to_o be_v pay_v in_o this_o world_n in_o a_o impose_v pilgrimage_n or_o a_o purgatory_n hereafter_o non_fw-la solum_fw-la excluditur_fw-la satisfactio_fw-la sed_fw-la purgatoriâ—m_fw-la bold_o say_v a_o writer_n therefore_o one_o of_o our_o english_a translation_n read_v thou_o forgave_v the_o punishment_n of_o my_o sin_n let_v those_o then_o that_o list_v to_o be_v abuse_v commute_v or_o sine_fw-la for_o their_o release_n at_o rome_n suffer_v the_o pope_n to_o pare_v their_o salvation_n and_o take_v fee_n out_o of_o god_n pardon_n which_o he_o bestow_v free_o we_o will_v receive_v our_o absolution_n near_a hand_n and_o less_o waste_v in_o the_o carriage_n 7._o let_v our_o israel_n trust_v in_o the_o lord_n for_o with_o the_o lord_n there_o be_v mercy_n and_o with_o he_o be_v plenteous_a redemption_n copiosa_fw-la redemptio_fw-la a_o bounteous_a remission_n for_o he_o shall_v wipe_v out_o all_o our_o sin_n neither_o take_v vengeance_n on_o we_o in_o this_o life_n nor_o in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v if_o he_o do_v lay_v a_o cross_n a_o calamity_n upon_o we_o in_o this_o life_n as_o he_o do_v upon_o david_n for_o the_o scandal_n he_o bring_v upon_o israel_n by_o vriahs_n death_n 14._o and_o the_o adulterate_n of_o his_o wife_n afflict_v we_o as_o he_o do_v he_o in_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o child_n or_o send_v a_o pestilence_n to_o scour_v the_o land_n as_o he_o do_v he_o in_o which_o sense_n euthymius_n say_v of_o he_o 32._o mors_fw-la remissa_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la noxa_fw-la vel_fw-la damnum_fw-la exigebatur_fw-la per_fw-la subsecutas_fw-la calamitates_fw-la yet_o for_o all_o this_o god_n do_v not_o inflict_v this_o sub_fw-la ratione_fw-la poenae_fw-la as_o a_o vengeance_n but_o a_o chastisement_n not_o as_o a_o punishment_n but_o a_o fatherly_a correction_n not_o as_o a_o minister_n of_o his_o wrath_n but_o a_o evidence_n of_o his_o love_n for_o he_o chasten_v the_o child_n who_o he_o best_a love_n and_o so_o you_o see_v he_o correct_v the_o bitterness_n of_o his_o judgement_n with_o intermingle_v mercy_n among_o they_o pellit_fw-la pestem_fw-la à peste_fw-la say_v one_o he_o take_v out_o all_o malignity_n from_o his_o judgement_n as_o saint_n paul_n say_v he_o pluck_v out_o the_o sting_n of_o death_n 55._o o_o mors_fw-la ubi_fw-la aculeus_fw-la tuus_fw-la last_o of_o all_o he_o do_v not_o only_o remit_v the_o punishment_n of_o the_o sin_n and_o retain_v the_o gild_n treasure_v up_o that_o in_o diem_fw-la irae_fw-la to_o press_v against_o we_o in_o the_o last_o day_n but_o he_o forgive_v that_o too_o he_o do_v not_o quench_v the_o flame_n and_o 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audit_n he_o forgive_v both_o the_o gild_n of_o the_o sin_n &_o the_o punishment_n both_o the_o suit_n &_o the_o damage_n for_o he_o require_v nothing_o but_o a_o true_a confession_n if_o we_o confess_v 9_o he_o be_v faithful_a and_o just_a to_o forgive_v us._n this_o make_v a_o full_a expiation_n and_o atonement_n for_o all_o our_o sin_n therefore_o he_o that_o confess_v and_o repent_v as_o it_o be_v levy_n a_o fine_a with_o god_n to_o cut_v off_o all_o punishment_n in_o the_o present_a or_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v for_o this_o remisisti_fw-la paraphras_n be_v â—_o remisisti_fw-la in_o aeternum_fw-la our_o everlasting_a quietus_n est_fw-la a_o general_a acquittancc_fw-la for_o the_o breadth_n and_o extent_n of_o it_o like_o his_o mercy_n which_o be_v exceed_o broad_a exceed_o large_a and_o again_o like_a unto_o his_o mercy_n for_o the_o duration_n and_o date_n of_o it_o which_o endure_v for_o ever_o i_o be_o at_o my_o far_a even_o lose_v and_o