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pure_a love_n of_o god._n chap._n ii_o what_o be_v sacramental_a confession_n this_o word_n confession_n be_v understand_v two_o way_n in_o scripture_n for_o sometime_o it_o signify_v the_o praise_n of_o god_n sometime_o the_o accusation_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o that_o word_n signify_v a_o avouch_v and_o a_o acknowledgement_n and_o to_o confess_v signify_v to_o avouch_v or_o acknowledge_v any_o thing_n when_o we_o acknowledge_v the_o greatness_n of_o god_n or_o his_o benefit_n this_o be_v call_v confession_n which_o signify_v as_o much_o as_o praise_v or_o benediction_n which_o we_o give_v to_o god_n when_o we_o acknowledge_v the_o sin_n we_o have_v commit_v it_o be_v a_o confession_n by_o which_o we_o accuse_v our_o selye_n this_o make_v st._n augustin_n say_v that_o confession_n belong_v not_o only_o to_o sinner_n who_o accuse_v themselves_o but_o also_o to_o he_o that_o praise_n god._n confiteri_fw-la non_fw-la solius_fw-la peccatoris_fw-la sed_fw-la 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and_o glory_n to_o the_o just_a we_o speak_v here_o in_o this_o place_n only_o of_o the_o confession_n of_o sin_n and_o of_o that_o only_a as_o it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o penance_n which_o we_o define_v thus_o a_o accusation_n of_o all_o the_o sin_v one_o have_v commit_v which_o be_v make_v to_o the_o priest_n as_o vicar_n of_o jesus_n christ_n to_o receive_v absolution_n thereof_o in_o this_o definition_n we_o must_v particular_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o word_n accusation_n which_o signify_v much_o but_o ordinary_o be_v but_o little_o understand_v for_o it_o do_v not_o signify_v a_o simple_a recital_n of_o their_o sin_n as_o it_o happen_v to_o the_o great_a part_n of_o penitent_n who_o confess_v their_o sin_n as_o if_o they_o be_v recount_v a_o story_n this_o word_n than_o betoken_v quite_o another_o thing_n and_o mean_v a_o declaration_n which_o the_o penitent_a make_v of_o his_o sin_n to_o the_o priest_n as_o a_o criminal_a to_o his_o judge_n that_o be_v to_o 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end_n read_v that_o which_o hereafter_o we_o shall_v say_v of_o it_o the_o read_v also_o of_o good_a book_n be_v a_o most_o powerful_a mean_n to_o conserve_v and_o keep_v we_o in_o the_o straight_a path_n of_o virtue_n we_o treat_v of_o this_o in_o the_o instruction_n of_o youth_n 2d_o part._n chap._n 16._o which_o i_o exhort_v you_o to_o read_v once_o more_o upon_o this_o occasion_n all_o these_o be_v general_a remedy_n and_o common_a to_o all_o sort_n of_o sin_n there_o be_v other_o more_o particular_a against_o each_o sin_n consider_v in_o its_o kind_n which_o it_o will_v be_v too_o long_o to_o declare_v in_o this_o place_n as_o also_o it_o will_v be_v useless_a since_o we_o have_v treat_v of_o they_o elsewhere_o as_o for_o example_n the_o remedy_n against_o idleness_n in_o the_o 3d._n part._n chap._n 7_o and_o against_o impurity_n in_o the_o 8_o and_o 9th_o chap._n and_o in_o all_o the_o four_o part._n where_o we_o have_v treat_v of_o christian_a virtue_n and_o the_o mean_n to_o 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sancta_fw-la nil_fw-la credens_fw-fr nisi_fw-la quod_fw-la tangitque_fw-la videtque_fw-la 6._o qui_fw-la tavet_fw-la his_fw-la vel_fw-la facta_fw-la probat_fw-la 7._o consortia_fw-la quaerit_fw-la 8._o dicta_fw-la librosque_fw-la legens_fw-la avido_fw-la bibit_fw-la ore_fw-la venena_fw-la 9_o alta_fw-la dei_fw-la nimio_fw-la scrutans_fw-la temerarius_fw-la ausu_fw-la quae_fw-la penetrare_fw-la nefas_fw-la homini_fw-la mysteria_fw-la 10._o ridens_fw-la sacratos_fw-la ritus_fw-la 11._o divinaque_fw-la verba_fw-la retorquens_fw-la ad_fw-la pravos_fw-la sensus_fw-la miscens_fw-la &_o sacra_fw-la profanis_fw-la 12._o quique_fw-la futurorum_fw-la vult_fw-la nosce_fw-la recondita_fw-la seruat_fw-la quae_fw-la deus_fw-la ipse_fw-la sibi_fw-la vel_fw-la facta_fw-la obscura_fw-la requirit_fw-la artibus_fw-la illicitis_fw-la observans_fw-la somnia_fw-la vel_fw-la quae_fw-la caeca_n superstitio_fw-la cacodaemonis_fw-la arte_fw-la maligna_fw-la reperit_fw-la ut_fw-la noceat_fw-la prosit_fw-la 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order_n this_o character_n be_v a_o spiritual_a mark_n or_o seal_v which_o god_n make_v in_o his_o soul_n who_o receive_v any_o of_o these_o three_o sacrament_n which_o impression_n because_o it_o can_v never_o be_v raze_v out_o none_o of_o these_o three_o sacrament_n can_v be_v reiterated_a or_o receive_v the_o second_o time_n by_o the_o same_o person_n without_o a_o sacrilege_n chap._n iii_o of_o the_o holy_a eucharist_n all_o what_o we_o have_v say_v hitherto_o whether_o of_o faith_n in_o general_n or_o in_o particular_a of_o the_o divinity_n itself_o of_o the_o incarnation_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n of_o the_o holy_a church_n and_o of_o the_o sacrament_n serve_v only_o as_o so_o many_o step_n or_o disposition_n to_o the_o belief_n of_o the_o bless_a sacrament_n of_o the_o altar_n and_o to_o render_v the_o understanding_n of_o this_o adorable_a mystery_n more_o easy_a to_o we_o which_o therefore_o we_o shall_v here_o endeavour_v to_o explain_v as_o brief_a and_o short_a as_o possible_o we_o may_v i_o shall_v reduce_v all_o whatsoever_o we_o be_v oblige_v to_o know_v concern_v it_o into_o four_o head_n 1._o the_o real_a prefence_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n in_o the_o sacrament_n 2._o the_o wonder_n inseparable_o annex_v unto_o it_o 3._o the_o effect_n which_o it_o be_v capable_a to_o produce_v 4._o the_o disposition_n necessary_a to_o receive_v it_o article_n i._o of_o the_o real_a presence_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n in_o the_o holy_a eucharist_n and_o of_o what_o we_o be_v to_o believe_v concern_v this_o sacrament_n we_o be_v oblige_v to_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v a_o sacrament_n institute_v by_o jesus_n christ_n wherein_o he_o give_v we_o real_o and_o true_o his_o body_n and_o blood_n under_o the_o species_n or_o exterior_a appearance_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n for_o our_o spiritual_a nourishment_n and_o refection_n there_o be_v not_o any_o one_o particle_n of_o this_o general_a