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be_v to_o be_v have_v before_o he_o shall_v have_v purge_v himself_o by_o sacramental_a confession_n no_o not_o though_o he_o seem_v to_o himself_o to_o be_v contrite_a chrys_n hom_n 30._o in_o genes_n &_o 20._o in_o mat._n cypr._n in_o lib._n de_fw-fr lapsis_fw-la four_o four_o the_o four_o let_v we_o think_v with_o ourselves_o how_o unworthy_a we_o be_v that_o the_o lord_n shall_v bestow_v on_o we_o this_o divine_a benefit_n wherefore_o let_v we_o say_v from_o our_o heart_n that_o of_o the_o centurion_n of_o who_o our_o saviour_n himself_o testify_v 8.10_o matt._n 8.10_o that_o he_o find_v not_o so_o great_a faith_n no_o not_o in_o israel_n lord_n i_o be_o not_o worthy_a that_o thou_o shall_v enter_v under_o my_o roof_n let_v we_o also_o examine_v ourselves_o 21.15_o the_o five_o joh._n 21.15_o whether_o we_o can_v true_o take_v up_o that_o of_o s._n peter_n to_o ourselves_o lord_n thou_o know_v that_o i_o love_v thou_o for_o we_o must_v remember_v that_o he_o that_o sit_v down_o 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profess_v that_o he_o keep_v himself_o and_o his_o servant_n clean_o from_o the_o communication_n of_o their_o wife_n for_o those_o three_o day_n these_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n the_o thing_n the_o faithful_a be_v to_o observe_v to_o prepare_v themselves_o before_o hand_n profitable_o to_o receive_v the_o sacred_a mystery_n for_o the_o rest_n which_o may_v seem_v fit_a to_o be_v take_v care_n for_o in_o this_o matter_n may_v easy_o be_v reduce_v to_o these_o very_a head_n but_o lest_o any_o grow_v more_o sluggish_a or_o backward_o to_o the_o receive_v this_o sacrament_n bacause_n they_o think_v it_o a_o very_a weighty_a and_o hard_a matter_n to_o make_v so_o great_a a_o preparation_n the_o faithful_a be_v often_o to_o be_v admonish_v that_o the_o law_n oblige_v all_o to_o receive_v the_o sacred_a eucharist_n beside_o it_o have_v be_v decree_v by_o the_o church_n that_o he_o that_o will_v not_o at_o least_o once_o
that_o it_o be_v much_o better_a to_o be_v cast_v into_o prison_n than_o to_o be_v cast_v into_o everlasting_a torment_n in_o hell_n and_o that_o it_o be_v far_o more_o grievous_a to_o be_v condemn_v by_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n than_o of_o man_n and_o moreover_o that_o they_o ought_v humble_o to_o fly_v to_o god_n help_v and_o mercy_n of_o who_o they_o may_v obtain_v whatsoever_o they_o have_v need_n of_o there_o be_v other_o kind_n of_o excuse_n note_v which_o the_o prudent_a curate_n and_o such_o as_o be_v careful_a in_o the_o discharge_n of_o their_o office_n may_v easy_o meet_v with_o and_o so_o at_o length_n make_v their_o people_n careful_o to_o follow_v those_o work_n that_o be_v good_a the_o eight_o commandment_n of_o the_o decalogve_n thou_o shall_v not_o hear_v false_a witness_n against_o thy_o neighbour_n of_o how_o great_a 3.2_o i._o the_o frequent_a explication_n of_o this_o commandment_n necessary_a jac._n 3.2_o not_o only_a advantage_n but_o necessity_n also_o the_o diligent_a explication_n and_o admonition_n of_o the_o duty_n of_o this_o commandment_n be_v the_o authority_n of_o s._n james_n warn_v we_o in_o these_o word_n if_o any_o one_o offend_v not_o in_o word_n he_o be_v a_o perfect_a man._n and_o again_o the_o tongue_n be_v indeed_o but_o a_o little_a member_n and_o yet_o it_o boast_v great_a thing_n behold_v a_o little_a fire_n how_o great_a a_o wood_n it_o kindle_v and_o so_o forth_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n whereby_o we_o be_v admonish_v of_o two_o thing_n first_o 11.5.31_o ii_o the_o vice_n of_o the_o tongue_n very_o extensive_a psal_n 11.5.31_o that_o the_o vice_n of_o the_o tongue_n extend_v very_o far_o which_o be_v also_o confirm_v by_o that_o say_n of_o the_o prophet_n all_o man_n be_v liar_n that_o it_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n the_o only_a sin_n which_o seem_v proper_a to_o all_o men._n the_o other_o mischief_n iii_o the_o tongue_n the_o instrument_n of_o innumerable_a mischief_n that_o thence_o proceed_v innumerable_a 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commandment_n after_o the_o same_o way_n and_o manner_n command_v v._o in_o this_o commandment_n be_v two_o law_n forbid_v command_v as_o we_o do_v in_o the_o rest_n to_o wit_n observe_v therein_o two_o law_n the_o one_o forbid_v to_o bear_v false_a witness_n the_o other_o command_v to_o measure_v all_o our_o word_n and_o work_n with_o naked_a truth_n all_o dissemble_a and_o deceit_n be_v lay_v aside_o of_o which_o duty_n the_o apostle_n admonish_v the_o ephesian_n in_o these_o word_n do_v the_o truth_n in_o love_n 4.15_o ephes_n 4.15_o let_v we_o increase_v in_o he_o in_o all_o thing_n now_o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o commandment_n have_v this_o sense_n forbid_v vi_o what_o this_o commandment_n forbid_v that_o though_o by_o the_o name_n of_o false_a testimony_n be_v signify_v whatsoever_o be_v constant_o say_v of_o another_o either_o in_o good_a or_o evil_a part_n whether_o in_o judgement_n or_o out_o of_o judgement_n yet_o that_o testimony_n be_v especial_o forbid_v which_o 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