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more_o sorrow_n nor_o cry_v no_o more_o curse_n nor_o fear_n thereof_o according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o angel_n rev._n 21._o 4._o and_o 22._o 3._o there_o be_v i_o grant_v a_o praejudicium_fw-la in_fw-la foro_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la a_o preludial_a justification_n in_o the_o court_n of_o conscience_n which_o be_v a_o pregustation_n and_o foretaste_n of_o that_o final_a absolution_n in_o the_o court_n of_o conscience_n do_v christ_n set_v up_o his_o tribunal_n there_o do_v he_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o accusation_n that_o be_v put_v in_o by_o satan_n against_o the_o sinner_n upon_o particular_a occasion_n and_o by_o the_o power_n and_o operation_n of_o the_o spirit_n work_v in_o the_o conscience_n do_v he_o upon_o the_o humble_a confession_n of_o the_o penitent_a soul_n pronounce_v the_o sentence_n of_o absolution_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n and_o seal_v it_o by_o the_o bless_a sacrament_n and_o what_o be_v now_o do_v daily_o upon_o emergent_a occasion_n shall_v 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he_o grant_v that_o fides_fw-la justificans_fw-la parit_fw-la hanc_fw-la specialem_fw-la fiduciam_fw-la etc._n etc._n yet_o he_o define_v it_o to_o be_v qua_fw-la recumbimus_fw-la in_fw-la christum_fw-la ad_fw-la remissionem_fw-la so_o i_o suppose_v that_o our_o divine_n do_v set_v down_o this_o position_n of_o justification_n transact_v at_o once_o to_o cut_v off_o the_o popish_a ground_n for_o the_o sacrament_n of_o penance_n not_o foresee_v what_o we_o by_o experience_n find_v how_o unhappy_a a_o ground_n be_v herein_o lay_v for_o looseness_n and_o libertinism_n hereupon_o amesius_n ibidem_fw-la come_v to_o set_v down_o his_o opinion_n of_o the_o matter_n do_v mince_v it_o remittuntur_fw-la peccata_fw-la justificatorum_fw-la non_fw-la praeterita_fw-la solum_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la aliquo_fw-la modo_fw-la futura_fw-la note_v that_o aliquo_fw-la modo_fw-la now_o to_o explain_v himself_o he_o add_v hoc_fw-la tamen_fw-la est_fw-la discriminis_fw-la quod_fw-la peccata_fw-la 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