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judge_n together_o with_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o congregation_n have_v authority_n both_o to_o condemn_v and_o to_o absolve_v autem_fw-la peter_n lombarde_n himself_o saithe_v etsi_fw-la aliquis_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la sit_fw-la solutus_fw-la non_fw-la tamen_fw-la in_o fancy_n ecclesiae_fw-la solutus_fw-la habetur_fw-la nisi_fw-la per_fw-la indicium_fw-la sacerdotis_fw-la all_o be_v it_o a_o man_n be_v absolve_v before_o god_n yet_o be_v be_v not_o account_v absolve_v in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o church_n but_o by_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o priest_n likewise_o saithe_v s._n augustine_n 53._o horror_n pritis_fw-la publica_fw-la poenitentia_fw-la satisfacere_fw-la &_o sacerdotis_fw-la judicio_fw-la reconciliatum_fw-la communioni_fw-la sociari_fw-la i_o exhort_v you_o first_o to_o make_v satisfaction_n unto_o the_o church_n by_o open_a penance_n and_o so_o to_o be_v restore_v to_o the_o communion_n by_o the_o discretion_n of_o the_o priest_n the_o order_n hereof_o 15._o as_o 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ad_fw-la pavimentum_fw-la lamentando_fw-la provoluitur_fw-la &_o universa_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la multitudo_fw-la lachrymis_fw-la suffunditur_fw-la they_o that_o have_v offend_v fall_v down_o flat_a with_o weep_v and_o lamentation_n to_o the_o ground_n the_o bishop_n come_v to_o he_o with_o tear_n and_o himself_o likewise_o fall_v down_o and_o the_o whole_a multitude_n of_o the_o church_n be_v pour_v over_o and_o over_o with_o tear_n i_o use_v the_o more_o word_n herein_o for_o that_o the_o whole_a matter_n be_v long_o since_o grow_v utter_o out_o of_o use_n notwithstanding_o this_o be_v the_o confession_n and_o penance_n that_o s._n augustine_n speak_v of_o of_o open_a confession_n m._n hardinge_n he_o saithe_v the_o key_n be_v not_o geeven_v to_o the_o church_n in_o vain_a of_o open_a confession_n he_o saithe_v what_o so_o ever_o you_o loose_v in_o earth_n shall_v be_v lose_v in_o heaven_n of_o open_a confession_n he_o speak_v all_o these_o word_n and_o not_o of_o any_o 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people_n to_o confess_v my_o sin_n therefore_o god_n will_v that_o theodosius_n be_v the_o emperor_n of_o the_o world_n shall_v do_v open_a penance_n even_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o all_o yâ—_z people_n you_o wife_n suffer_v not_o your_o husband_n to_o live_v in_o fornication_n comme_fw-fr before_o the_o congregation_n and_o cry_v against_o they_o this_o be_v the_o confession_n that_o s._n augustine_n speak_v of_o not_o secret_a or_o private_a or_o in_o the_o ear_n but_o public_a and_o open_v and_o in_o the_o sight_n and_o hear_v of_o all_o the_o people_n 10._o in_o like_a manner_n saithe_v s._n ambrose_n multos_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la ambias_fw-la &_o obsecres_fw-la ut_fw-la dignentur_fw-la interuenire_fw-la fleat_fw-la pro_fw-la te_fw-la mater_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la &_o culpam_fw-la tuam_fw-la lachymis_fw-la lavet_fw-la thou_o must_v needs_o humble_v thou_o self_n and_o desire_n many_o to_o entreat_v for_o thou_o let_v the_o church_n thy_o mother_n weep_v for_o thou_o and_o let_v she_o wash_v thy_o offence_n with_o her_o tear_n this_o therefore_o m._n hardinge_n be_v no_o plain_a dealing_v with_o such_o sleight_n to_o turn_v public_a into_o private_a and_o the_o open_a audience_n of_o the_o whole_a people_n into_o one_o only_a man_n secret_a ear_n and_o so_o much_o to_o abuse_v the_o simplicity_n of_o your_o reader_n certain_o these_o word_n of_o s._n augustine_n open_v penance_n confess_v open_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o the_o people_n that_o the_o whole_a church_n may_v pray_v these_o word_n i_o say_v will_v not_o easy_o serve_v to_o prove_v your_o purpose_n for_o private_a confession_n the_o apology_n cap._n 6._o division_n 3._o we_o say_v also_o that_o the_o minister_n do_v execute_v the_o authority_n of_o bind_v and_o shut_v as_o often_o as_o he_o shut_v up_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n against_o unbelieved_a and_o stubborn_a person_n denounce_v unto_o they_o god_n vengeance_n and_o everlasting_a punishment_n or_o else_o 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to_o egypte_n to_o the_o jew_n and_o phariseis_n yet_o i_o ween_v you_o be_v not_o so_o proud_a as_o comparison_n to_o compare_v yourselves_o to_o loath_a to_o abraham_n to_o god_n peculiar_a people_n to_o paul_n to_o christ_n himself_o these_o departinge_n we_o allow_v and_o god_n require_v they_o you_o we_o blame_v and_o god_n detest_v the_o b._n of_o sarisburie_n we_o compare_v not_o ourselves_o m._n hardinge_n neither_o with_o loath_a nor_o with_o abraham_n nor_o with_o paul_n jest_n of_o all_o with_o christ_n himself_o but_o we_o humble_o submit_v ourselves_o both_o in_o life_n and_o in_o doctrine_n to_o be_v guide_v by_o their_o example_n and_o thus_o i_o trust_v we_o may_v lawful_o do_v without_o just_a note_n of_o presumption_n s._n chrysostome_n saithe_v 79._o data_fw-la est_fw-la tibi_fw-la potestas_fw-la divinitùs_fw-la imitandi_fw-la christum_n ut_fw-la possis_fw-la illi_fw-la similis_fw-la fieri_fw-la noli_fw-la expavescere_fw-la hoc_fw-la audience_n timendum_fw-la 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