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contumaces_fw-la punire_fw-la cogatur_fw-la the_o best_a augu._n augu._n medicine_n for_o a_o sin_n be_v not_o to_o hide_v or_o excuse_v or_o extenuate_v it_o but_o humble_o to_o confess_v it_o quenadmodum_fw-la nobis_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la vulnera_fw-la nunquam_fw-la desunt_fw-la sic_fw-la &_o confessionis_fw-la medicamenta_fw-la deesse_fw-la non_fw-la debent_fw-la for_o it_o be_v not_o with_o the_o lord_n as_o it_o be_v with_o man_n before_o earthly_a tribunales_n confession_n of_o sin_n defile_v the_o confessor_n make_v he_o guilty_a and_o culpable_a but_o before_o the_o heavenly_a it_o absolue_v he_o and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o the_o lord_n require_v confession_n of_o a_o sin_n from_o man_n now_o we_o have_v to_o see_v what_o confess_v private_a sin_n in_o what_o case_n shall_v they_o be_v public_o confess_v sort_n of_o confession_n please_v god_n see_v it_o be_v certain_a confession_n of_o sin_n have_v be_v make_v by_o many_o which_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o accept_v 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the_o praise_n of_o mercy_n that_o he_o be_v gracious_a and_o ready_a to_o forgive_v bis_z deum_fw-la laudamus_fw-la ubi_fw-la pie_n nos_fw-la accusamus_fw-la the_o second_o fruit_n of_o it_o be_v confusion_n satan_n 2._o it_o bring_v confusion_n to_o satan_n to_o satan_n it_o be_v a_o chief_a point_n of_o his_o labour_n to_o accuse_v we_o night_n and_o day_n for_o in_o one_o of_o these_o three_o he_o be_v always_o exercise_v either_o to_o tempt_v or_o to_o accuse_v or_o to_o torment_v when_o he_o tempt_v let_v we_o resist_v he_o that_o we_o sin_v not_o if_o we_o have_v sin_v let_v we_o prevent_v the_o accuser_n and_o be_v the_o first_o accuser_n of_o ourselves_o so_o shall_v we_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o our_o adversary_n that_o he_o shall_v have_v nothing_o to_o say_v non_fw-la circumueniet_fw-la te_fw-la ante_fw-la iudicem_fw-la cum_fw-la enim_fw-la tui_fw-la ipse_fw-la fueris_fw-la accusator_fw-la &_o dominus_fw-la liberator_fw-la quid_fw-la erit_fw-la ille_fw-la nisi_fw-la 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