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conscience_n loath_a to_o offend_v god_n or_o through_o f_o 〈…〉_z thy_fw-mi offend_v yet_o willing_a by_o the_o sacrament_n of_o penance_n &_o absolution_n to_o expiate_v it_o sin_n be_v ever_o most_o ready_a to_o perform_v it_o d_o 〈…〉_z y_fw-es 〈…〉_z en_fw-fr for_o fear_n of_o god_n displeasure_n to_o 〈◊〉_d sovereign_a and_o that_o such_o man_n as_o want_v this_o ten_o â—ernes_n of_o conscience_n â—â—e_v loyal_a subject_n so_o long_o only_o as_o their_o own_o temporal_a and_o humane_a respect_n do_v comport_v with_o this_o their_o loyalty_n vicechancelour_a you_o speak_v much_o michaeas_n of_o your_o priestly_a function_n in_o absolve_a of_o sin_n confess_v but_o you_o shall_v prove_v if_o you_o can_v since_o it_o be_v most_o material_a that_o such_o man_n as_o be_v term_v priest_n in_o the_o primative_a church_n do_v hear_v the_o confession_n of_o other_o man_n sin_n and_o do_v give_v absolution_n of_o they_o so_o confess_v and_o if_o you_o can_v make_v this_o good_a from_o the_o precedent_n of_o those_o firster_n and_o pure_a time_n we_o must_v then_o rest_v assure_v that_o this_o your_o assume_v authority_n be_v but_o a_o mere_a innovation_n engender_v between_o the_o pride_n of_o the_o priest_n take_v upon_o he_o god_n person_n herein_o for_o we_o read_v quis_fw-la potest_fw-la dimittere_fw-la peccata_fw-la nisi_fw-la solus_fw-la deus_fw-la marc._n 2._o and_o the_o scrupulous_a superstition_n of_o the_o confess_v penitent_a michaeas_n it_o be_v true_a that_o only_a god_n original_o primative_o and_o immediate_o remit_v sin_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n the_o scripture_n speak_v of_o only_a god_n remit_v of_o sin_n yet_o be_v his_o divine_a majesty_n please_v to_o use_v man_n as_o his_o instrument_n therein_o according_a to_o those_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n to_o the_o apostle_n 20._o who_o sin_n you_o shall_v forgive_v they_o be_v forgive_v and_o whosâ—_n sin_n you_o shall_v retain_v they_o be_v retain_v from_o which_o passage_n we_o further_o infer_v that_o see_v some_o sin_n be_v to_o be_v retayneâ—_n and_o not_o remit_v it_o follow_v inavoydable_o that_o we_o be_v oblige_v particular_o and_o distinct_o to_o confess_v our_o sin_n to_o the_o priest_n for_o how_o can_v the_o priest_n know_v what_o sin_n be_v to_o be_v retain_v and_o what_o sin_n to_o be_v remit_v except_o he_o know_v which_o the_o sin_n be_v in_o particular_a ad_fw-la hereto_o that_o if_o god_n vouchsafe_v to_o use_v water_n a_o creature_n much_o more_o base_a than_o man_n as_o his_o instrument_n for_o the_o take_v away_o of_o original_a sin_n then_o much_o more_o may_v man_n as_o his_o instrument_n and_o receive_v his_o authority_n herein_o from_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n and_o from_o his_o passion_n which_o give_v force_n and_o efficacy_n to_o â—ich_a sacrament_n now_o in_o the_o time_n of_o grace_n practice_v without_o sacrilege_n the_o same_o authority_n that_o the_o ancient_a father_n of_o the_o primative_a church_n contrary_a to_o your_o former_a bold_a assertion_n m._n vicechancelour_n do_v concordant_o teach_v &_o practice_v our_o catholic_a doctrine_n herein_o be_v most_o evident_a i_o will_v not_o overwhelm_v you_o with_o multitude_n of_o their_o testimony_n though_o all_o of_o they_o be_v most_o luxuriant_a in_o such_o their_o sentence_n therefore_o thâ—â—e_a or_o four_o of_o they_o and_o such_o as_o be_v most_o ancient_a shall_v serve_v here_o than_o first_o i_o will_v produce_v the_o word_n of_o saint_n basill_n thus_o write_v 288._o necessario_fw-la peccata_fw-la ijs_fw-la apperiri_fw-la debent_fw-la quibus_fw-la credita_fw-la est_fw-la dispensatio_fw-la mysteriorum_fw-la dei_fw-la si_fw-la quidem_fw-la rationem_fw-la hanc_fw-la in_o paeriteâ—â—ia_fw-la etiam_fw-la veteres_fw-la illos_fw-la â—ernimus_fw-la secutos_fw-la fuisse_fw-la our_o sin_n ought_v of_o necessity_n to_o be_v reveal_v to_o they_o to_o who_o be_v commit_v the_o dispense_n and_o distribution_n of_o the_o mystery_n of_o god_n and_o thâ—sâ—_n ou_fw-fr se_fw-mi in_o penance_n we_o do_v find_v that_o the_o
ancient_a christian_n do_v follow_v thus_o we_o see_v that_o this_o authority_n and_o word_n of_o saint_n basill_n simple_o a_o necessity_n of_o confession_n of_o our_o sin_n to_o the_o priest_n and_o consequent_o a_o particular_a relation_n of_o they_o saint_n leo_n thus_o conspire_v with_o saint_n basill_n cum_fw-la campaniae_fw-la reatus_fw-la conscientiarum_fw-la sufficiat_fw-la solis_fw-la sacerdotibus_fw-la iudicari_fw-la confession_n sâ—creta_fw-la etc._n etc._n see_v it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o the_o guiltiness_n of_o our_o conscience_n be_v make_v know_v only_o to_o priest_n in_o secret_a confession_n etc._n etc._n where_o you_o may_v see_v that_o confession_n of_o sin_n in_o those_o day_n be_v make_v secret_a and_o only_o unto_o priest_n saint_n austin_n thus_o agree_v with_o the_o former_a father_n non_fw-la solum_fw-la 41._o post_fw-la paenitentiam_fw-la etc._n etc._n not_o only_o after_o penance_n be_v prescribe_v a_o man_n ought_v to_o keep_v himself_o from_o those_o 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paruis_fw-la licet_fw-la &_o modicis_fw-la vulneribus_fw-la exquirunt_fw-la how_o much_o more_o great_a faith_n and_o better_a fear_n have_v they_o who_o though_o they_o be_v not_o guilty_a of_o any_o crime_n touch_v sacrifice_n or_o give_v up_o a_o libel_n yet_o because_o they_o have_v such_o a_o conceit_n or_o thought_n they_o do_v with_o greiffe_n and_o simplicity_n confess_v this_o to_o priest_n etc._n etc._n thus_o do_v they_o disburden_v their_o conscience_n and_o seek_v to_o apply_v a_o healthful_a remedy_n to_o their_o small_a wound_n now_o here_o by_o the_o word_n sacrifice_n and_o libel_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v sacrifice_v to_o idol_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o heathen_a emperor_n and_o give_v up_o their_o name_n in_o a_o book_n that_o they_o be_v content_a to_o sacrifice_v to_o be_v short_a tertullian_n thus_o say_v of_o this_o custom_n of_o confess_v our_o sin_n to_o a_o priest_n plerosque_fw-la hoc_fw-la opus_fw-la aut_fw-la subfugere_fw-la aut_fw-la penitentia_fw-la de_fw-la die_v in_o diem_fw-la differie_n presumo_fw-la pudorâ—â—_n magis_fw-la memores_fw-la quam_fw-la salutis_fw-la velut_fw-la illi_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o partibus_fw-la verecundieribus_fw-la corporis_fw-la contracta_fw-la vaxatione_fw-la scientiam_fw-la medentium_fw-la vitant_fw-la &_o ita_fw-la cum_fw-la eâ—â—bescentia_fw-la sua_fw-la pereunt_fw-la i_o do_v presume_v that_o diverse_a do_v either_o annoy_v this_o work_n mean_v of_o confessine_n their_o sin_n or_o do_v defer_v 〈◊〉_d from_o day_n to_o day_n be_v more_o mindful_a of_o their_o shame_n then_o of_o their_o health_n they_o be_v herein_o like_a to_o those_o man_n who_o have_v some_o disâ—â—se_n in_o their_o more_o secret_a part_n of_o their_o body_n do_v flee_v the_o cure_n of_o physician_n and_o so_o they_o perish_v through_o their_o own_o shame_n thus_o tertullian_n from_o who_o testimony_n be_v necessary_o evict_v particular_a confession_n of_o our_o private_a sin_n even_o according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o his_o similitude_n here_o use_v this_o point_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n judgement_n touch_v confession_n of_o our_o particular_a sin_n to_o a_o priest_n be_v so_o dear_a and_o manifest_a that_o the_o centurist_n discourse_v of_o the_o use_n thereof_o in_o those_o former_a time_n thus_o plain_o acknowledge_v 127._o si_fw-mi quis_fw-la paenitentiam_fw-la agebant_fw-la peccatum_fw-la prius_fw-la confirebantur_fw-la ac_fw-la enim_fw-la confessionem_fw-la magnoperè_fw-la tertullianus_n urget_fw-la in_o libro_fw-la de_fw-la pâ—nitentia_fw-la &_o institutem_fw-la fuisse_fw-la privatam_fw-la confessionem_fw-la qua_fw-la delicta_fw-la &_o cogitata_fw-la prava_fw-la confessisunt_fw-la ex_fw-la aliquot_fw-la cypriani_fw-la locis_fw-la apparet_fw-la etc._n etc._n if_o any_o in_o those_o time_n do_v penance_n they_o do_v first_o confess_v there_o sinnâ—e_a for_o thus_o do_v tertullian_n mighty_o urge_v confession_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr paenitentia_fw-la and_o that_o private_a confession_n be_v then_o in_o use_n by_o the_o which_o sin_n &_o even_o wicked_a thought_n be_v confess_v appear_v from_o certain_a place_n of_o cyprian_a to_o wit_n out_o of_o his_o five_o sermon_n de_fw-fr lapsis_fw-la &_o lib._n 3._o epist_n epist_n 14._o and_o 16._o thus_o far_o the_o centurist_n all_o eminent_a protestant_n who_o we_o see_v do_v grant_v that_o in_o those_o time_n even_o private_a thought_n much_o more_o particular_a actual_a sin_n be_v accustom_v to_o be_v confess_v which_o centurist_n do_v further_o witness_v that_o the_o priest_n do_v in_o those_o time_n absolve_v the_o penitent_a beside_o by_o pronounce_v the_o word_n of_o absolution_n with_o the_o ceremony_n 127._o of_o impose_v her_o hand_n a_o ceremony_n which_o at_o this_o very_a day_n be_v use_v by_o the_o priest_n and_o thus_o my_o honourable_a lord_n and_o you_o m._n vicechancelour_n you_o both_o may_v from_o hence_o perceive_v how_o near_o to_o the_o apostle_n day_n confession_n of_o particular_a sin_n 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