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after_o this_o confession_n be_v unheard_a of_o at_o which_o time_n sin_n be_v forgive_v without_o this_o condition_n but_o that_o we_o may_v not_o need_v to_o dispute_v long_o about_o this_o as_o about_o a_o doubtful_a matter_n the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v plain_a which_o abide_v for_o ever_o whensoever_o the_o sinner_n repent_v say_v christ_n by_o the_o prophet_n ezechiel_n chap._n 18.21_o i_o will_v no_o more_o remember_v all_o his_o iniquity_n he_o that_o dare_v add_v any_o thing_n to_o this_o word_n bind_v not_o sin_n but_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n for_o whereas_o they_o say_v that_o judgement_n can_v not_o be_v give_v but_o when_o the_o cause_n be_v hear_v we_o have_v a_o solution_n in_o readiness_n that_o they_o do_v presumptuous_o take_v that_o upon_o themselves_o which_o have_v make_v themselves_o judge_n and_o it_o be_v a_o marvel_n that_o they_o do_v so_o bold_o frame_v to_o themselves_o such_o principle_n as_o no_o man_n in_o his_o right_a wit_n will_v grant_v they_o 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own_o goodness_n moreover_o whereas_o the_o whole_a scripture_n bear_v witness_n of_o christ_n that_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n be_v to_o be_v receyve_v by_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n christ_n as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n chap._n 10.43_o do_v it_o not_o thereby_o exclude_v all_o other_o name_n how_o then_o do_v they_o teach_v that_o it_o be_v receyve_v by_o the_o name_n of_o satisfaction_n for_o whereas_o the_o scripture_n say_v by_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n it_o mean_v that_o we_o bring_v nothing_o we_o allege_v nothing_o of_o our_o own_o but_o rest_n upon_o the_o foundation_n of_o christ_n as_o paul_n 2._o corin._n 5.19_o where_o as_o he_o affirm_v that_o god_n be_v reconcile_n the_o world_n to_o himself_o in_o christ_n for_o his_o sake_n not_o impute_v to_o man_n their_o sin_n he_o immediate_o she_o w_v the_o mean_a &_o manner_n how_o because_o he_o that_o be_v without_o sin_n be_v make_v sin_n for_o us._n s._n john_n say_v 1._o epi._n 2._o cha._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d my_o babe_n these_o thing_n write_v i_o unto_o you_o that_o you_o sin_v not_o and_o if_o any_o man_n sin_n we_o have_v a_o advocate_n with_o the_o father_n jesus_n christ_n the_o just_a and_o he_o be_v the_o reconciliation_n for_o our_o sin_n and_o not_o for_o we_o only_o but_o also_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o in_o the._n 12._o verse_n lyttle_n child_n i_o write_v unto_o you_o because_o your_o sin_n be_v forgive_v you_o for_o his_o name_n sake_n in_o the_o first_o chapter_n of_o s._n john_n the_o same-enangelist_a there_o write_v i_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d behold_v the_o lamb_n of_o god_n that_o take_v away_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n he_o take_v they_o away_o say_v he_o himself_o and_o none_o other_o that_o be_v so_o say_v for_o as_o much_o as_o he_o alone_o be_v the_o lamb_n of_o god_n he_o alone_o be_v the_o oblation_n for_o sin_n he_o alone_o the_o propitiation_n and_o sacrifice_n he_o alone_o the_o satisfaction_n now_o let_v we_o see_v what_o the_o doctor_n write_v and_o speak_v against_o auricular_a confession_n chrisostome_n which_o be_v also_o bishop_n of_o constantinople_n homil._n a._n in_o psalm_n 50._o do_v in_o so_o many_o place_n evident_o testify_v that_o it_o be_v marvel_v that_o the_o papist_n dare_v mutter_v so_o the_o contrary_a tell_v say_v he_o thy_o sin_n that_o thou_o may_v do_v they_o away_o if_o thou_o be_v ashamed_a to_o tell_v any_o man_n the_o sin_n that_o thou_o have_v do_v tell_v they_o daily_o in_o thy_o soul_n i_o do_v not_o say_v confess_v they_o to_o thy_o fellow_n servant_n that_o may_v reproach_n thou_o but_o tell_v they_o to_o god_n that_o take_v care_n of_o they_o confess_v thy_o sin_n upon_o thy_o bed_n that_o there_o thy_o conscience_n may_v daily_o recognise_v her_o evyls_n again_o serm._n de_fw-fr penitentia_fw-la et_fw-la confessi_fw-la hom._n 5._o but_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a to_o confess_v when_o witness_n be_v present_a let_v the_o examination_n of_o thy_o sin_n be_v do_v within_o thy_o thought_n let_v this_o judgement_n be_v without_o witness_n let_v only_a god_n see_v thou_o confess_v again_o de_fw-fr incomprehen_fw-ge dei_fw-la nam_fw-la contra_fw-la anomaeos_fw-la i_o do_v not_o lead_v thou_o say_v chrisostome_n into_o a_o stage_n of_o thy_o fellow_n servant_n i_o do_v not_o compel_v thou_o to_o disclose_v thy_o sin_n to_o man_n rehearse_v and_o utter_v thy_o conscience_n before_o god_n show_v thy_o wound_n to_o the_o lord_n the_o best_a surgeon_n and_o ask_v salve_n of_o he_o show_v to_o he_o that_o will_v reproach_n thou_o with_o nothing_o but_o will_v most_o gentle_o heal_v thou_o again_o hom._n 4._o de_fw-fr lazaro_n tell_v not_o man_n lest_o he_o
reproach_n thou_o for_o neither_o be_v it_o to_o be_v confess_v to_o thy_o fellow_n servant_n that_o may_v utter_v it_o abroad_o but_o to_o the_o lord_n to_o the_o lord_n show_v thy_o wound_n which_o have_v care_n of_o thou_o that_o be_v both_o a_o gentle_a and_o sweet_a physician_n after_o ward_n he_o bring_v in_o god_n speak_v thus_o i_o compel_v thou_o not_o to_o come_v into_o the_o mid_n of_o a_o stage_n and_o call_v many_o witness_n tell_v thy_o sin_n alone_o to_o i_o private_o that_o i_o may_v heal_v thy_o sore_n shall_v we_o say_v that_o chrisostome_n do_v so_o rash_o when_o he_o write_v this_o &_o other_o like_o thing_n that_o he_o will_v delyver_v man_n conscience_n from_o these_o bond_n wherewith_o they_o be_v bind_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n not_o so_o but_o he_o dare_v not_o require_v that_o as_o of_o necessity_n which_o he_o do_v not_o understand_v to_o be_v command_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n if_o auricular_a confession_n be_v the_o law_n of_o god_n how_o dare_v nectarius_n bishop_n of_o constantinople_n repel_v and_o destroy_v the_o same_o will_v they_o accuse_v for_o a_o heretic_n and_o scismatique_n nectarius_n a_o holy_a man_n of_o god_n allow_v by_o the_o consent_a voice_n of_o all_o the_o old_a father_n but_o by_o the_o same_o sentence_n they_o must_v condemn_v the_o church_n of_o constantinople_n in_o which_o sozomenus_n affirm_v that_o the_o manner_n of_o confess_v be_v not_o only_o let_v slip_v for_o a_o time_n but_o also_o discontinewed_a eventyll_a within_o time_n of_o his_o remembrance_n yea_o let_v they_o condemn_v of_o apostasy_n not_o only_o the_o church_n of_o constantinople_n but_o also_o all_o the_o east_n church_n which_o have_v neglect_v that_o law_n which_o if_o they_o say_v true_a be_v inviolable_a &_o command_v to_o all_o christian_n i_o can_v allege_v many_o place_n out_o of_o ambrose_n augustine_n hierom_n and_o chrisostome_n if_o the_o time_n will_v permyt_n wherefore_o the_o authority_n of_o chrisostom_n against_o auricular_a confession_n the_o hear_n of_o the_o godly_a may_v satisfy_v i_o will_v proceed_v now_o far_o to_o disproove_v auricular_a confession_n by_o reason_n first_o i_o demand_v how_o can_v the_o priest_n or_o confessor_n absolve_v i_o of_o my_o sin_n who_o have_v need_n of_o absolution_n himself_o can_v he_o pardon_v my_o sin_n that_o can_v not_o pardon_v his_o own_o moreover_o if_o he_o that_o confess_v be_v a_o naugh_o man_n and_o have_v commit_v some_o notorious_a fact_n he_o will_v be_v afraid_a to_o confess_v the_o same_o in_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o priest_n lest_o he_o be_v so_o lewd_a as_o to_o reveal_v his_o confession_n &_o so_o by_o that_o mean_v the_o party_n that_o confess_v may_v despair_v of_o his_o salvation_n only_o for_o that_o he_o make_v his_o confession_n unperfect_a not_o discover_v all_o the_o fault_n which_o he_o have_v commit_v beside_o that_o the_o priest_n may_v join_v he_o such_o a_o penance_n that_o the_o party_n confess_v to_o accomplish_v may_v refuse_v and_o so_o may_v forsake_v all_o hope_n of_o salvation_n but_o that_o i_o may_v speak_v a_o word_n mere_o and_o peradventure_o say_v no_o more_o than_o the_o truth_n be_v i_o take_v the_o cause_n of_o confession_n to_o be_v this_o that_o priest_n be_v unmarried_a and_o be_v swear_v to_o do_v as_o the_o fore_n do_v to_o fast_o when_o he_o get_v no_o meat_n and_o so_o they_o to_o be_v chaste_a knavery_n the_o crafty_a devise_n of_o preestes_n to_o colour_n their_o knavery_n when_o they_o get_v no_o concubine_n may_v in_o hear_v the_o confession_n of_o many_o know_v who_o be_v most_o incline_v and_o prone_a to_o carnal_a delectation_n and_o she_o that_o be_v find_v such_o a_o one_o shall_v hear_v in_o steed_n of_o absoluo_fw-la te_fw-la nomine_fw-la patris_fw-la etc._n etc._n these_o word_n absoluo_fw-la te_fw-la nomine_fw-la papae_fw-la concubinae_fw-la et_fw-la nothi_fw-la i_o absolve_v thou_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o pope_n his_o concubine_n and_o bastard_n that_o thou_o come_v to_o my_o bed_n this_o night_n i_o will_v prove_v this_o to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o auricular_a confession_n by_o a_o example_n in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n henry_n the._n 8_o leman_n a_o pretty_a tale_n of_o a_o priest_n and_o his_o leman_n as_o i_o understand_v by_o many_o the_o tell_v i_o the_o same_o example_n which_o now_o i_o utter_v unto_o you_o there_o be_v a_o priest_n here_o in_o england_n that_o get_v a_o very_a fair_a gentlewoman_n in_o hear_v her_o contession_n &_o in_o steed_n of_o absolution_n to_o be_v his_o waighting-maid_n this_o priest_n fear_v lest_o that_o this_o gentlewoman_n husband_n shall_v not_o find_v his_o wife_n at_o home_n search_v for_o she_o in_o his_o parsonage_n or_o vicarage_n i_o can_v not_o tell_v which_o he_o take_v he_o a_o goodly_a and_o a_o lusty_a gelding_n and_o ride_v forth_o have_v his_o woman_n behind_o he_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o night_n untyll_o he_o have_v find_v a_o shéepheards_n lodge_n where_o he_o rest_v himself_o a_o while_n but_o when_o they_o be_v merry_a at_o supper_n the_o king_n trumpeter_n have_v repair_v thither_o both_o for_o that_o he_o be_v go_v out_o of_o the_o way_n and_o know_v not_o how_o far_o be_v have_v to_o any_o lodging_n and_o also_o for_o that_o it_o rain_v apace_o repose_v himself_o upon_o a_o hey_n mow_v which_o be_v in_o the_o same_o lodge_n in_o a_o corner_n distant_a from_o the_o preé_v and_o his_o woman_n the_o black_a morian_n trumpeter_n spy_v some_o in_o the_o shéepheardes_n lodge_n and_o make_v joyful_o good_a cheer_n sound_v out_o his_o trumpette_n the_o priest_n and_o his_o woman_n look_v on_o he_o and_o see_v his_o face_n so_o black_a think_v he_o to_o be_v the_o devil_n they_o run_v away_o on_o foot_n &_o leave_v all_o thing_n behind_o the_o trumpeter_n lose_v nothing_o by_o that_o shift_n confession_n behold_v the_o fruit_n of_o confession_n the_o priest_n beguile_v the_o woman_n belike_o in_o tell_v she_o that_o she_o can_v not_o be_v save_v unless_o she_o will_v consent_v unto_o his_o unhonest_a request_n wherefore_o in_o like_a manner_n he_o be_v deceive_v in_o take_v the_o morian_n to_o be_v the_o devil_n what_o great_a inconvenience_n have_v grow_v out_o of_o auricular_a confession_n whoredom_n confession_n the_o cause_n of_o whoredom_n daily_a experience_n teach_v the_o same_o the_o priest_n have_v the_o burn_a heat_n of_o fleshly_a lust_n extinguish_v the_o daughter_n be_v defile_v and_o the_o matron_n be_v at_o the_o priest_n berke_n &_o commandment_n man_n sin_n oftentimes_o by_o the_o priest_n have_v be_v discover_v great_a enmity_n dissension_n and_o bloody_a combat_n proceed_v thereof_o to_o avoid_v these_o occasion_n of_o evil_n whereof_o auricular_a confession_n be_v the_o cause_n good_a it_o be_v and_o profitable_a no_o more_o to_o reveal_v our_o sin_n to_o the_o priest_n thus_o have_v i_o brief_o disproove_v auricular_a confession_n both_o by_o scripture_n doctor_n and_o reason_n now_o i_o purpose_v god_n will_v to_o proceed_v far_o to_o other_o principal_a point_n of_o religion_n which_o be_v in_o controversy_n between_o we_o and_o the_o papist_n let_v this_o suffice_v for_o auricular_a confession_n more_o at_o large_a can_v i_o have_v speak_v thereof_o but_o as_o the_o common_a proverb_n be_v quod_fw-la satis_fw-la est_fw-la sufficit_fw-la enough_o be_v as_o good_a as_o a_o feast_n sufficiency_n suffice_v ¶_o of_o faith_n to_o speak_v of_o faith_n for_o as_o much_o as_o it_o import_v not_o only_o the_o confidence_n which_o we_o have_v in_o god_n but_o in_o as_o much_o as_o it_o include_v also_o with_o that_o confidence_n the_o very_a knowledge_n of_o god_n whereon_o depend_v faith_n hope_n and_o charity_n according_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o saint_n paul_n hebr._n 11._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d faith_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o thing_n which_o be_v hope_v for_o and_o the_o evidence_n of_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o see_v therefore_o faith_n be_v not_o as_o many_o do_v think_v a_o certain_a obscure_a light_n of_o god_n and_o a_o certain_a trifle_n and_o frivolous_a opinion_n but_o it_o be_v a_o evident_a light_n a_o certainty_n and_o assurance_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o a_o clear_a shine_a which_o be_v our_o guide_n we_o see_v that_o god_n be_v so_o mighty_a wise_a and_o good_a that_o he_o can_v that_o he_o know_v how_o and_o that_o he_o will_v save_v us._n therefore_o with_o a_o sure_a and_o steadfast_a confidence_n we_o put_v our_o trust_n in_o he_o repose_n and_o cast_v our_o self_n whole_o upon_o he_o faith_n be_v the_o shield_n wherewith_o we_o quench_v all_o the_o fiery_a dart_n of_o the_o wicked_a ephe._n 6.16_o and_o again_o faith_n be_v the_o mouth_n belly_n and_o stomach_n by_o the_o which_o we_o feed_v on_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n be_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o his_o
that_o you_o may_v be_v sure_a no_o penny_n no_o pater_fw-la noster_fw-la of_o they_o so_o that_o i_o lust_n here_o to_o make_v a_o exclamation_n with_o the_o poet_n quid_fw-la non_fw-la mortalia_fw-la pectora_fw-la cogit_fw-la auri_fw-la sacra_fw-la fames_fw-la which_o we_o may_v english_a after_o this_o sort_n oh_o of_o money_n loove_v most_o execrable_a that_o man_n heart_n do_v so_o sore_o inflame_v oh_o greedy_a desire_n of_o mind_n so_o miserable_a the_o wonder_n do_v undertake_v to_o thy_o great_a shame_n put_v away_o offer_v then_o take_v away_o purgatory_n for_o when_o the_o priest_n can_v get_v no_o money_n then_o can_v they_o not_o defend_v purgatory_n give_v they_o penny_n then_o will_v they_o find_v some_o shift_n or_o other_o to_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v purgatory_n yea_o and_o that_o proof_n they_o will_v fetch_v out_o from_o the_o example_n of_o s._n augustine_n who_o pray_v for_o his_o mother_n yea_o and_o leave_v in_o his_o writing_n the_o there_o be_v purgatory_n 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