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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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