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y_fw-fr e_o confession_n y_fw-fr t_o god_n require_v priest_n sith_o it_o be_v none_n other_o wise_a tell_v i_o will_v you_o receive_v y_z e_o sacrament_n prentyse_v master_n person_n i_o have_v now_o other_o business_n to_o do_v priest_n well_o well_o i_o shall_v handell_v you_o well_o enough_o ¶_o answer_v you_o pope_n catholyke_n what_o be_v contain_v in_o this_o book_n what_o move_v i_o to_o write_v here_o of_o the_o obedience_n due_a to_o magistrate_n roma_fw-it 13._o 1._o peter_n 2._o math._n 22._o dani._n 3.6_o auriculare_fw-la confessyon_n have_v no_o ground_n nor_o foundation_n in_o god_n word_n of_o the_o obedience_n due_a to_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n rom._n 13._o titus_n 3._o luke_n 12._o roma_fw-it 13._o how_o far_o forth_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v obedient_a to_o civil_a magistrate_n peter_n 2._o act_n 4._o act_n 5._o two_o kind_n of_o ordeynaunce_n of_o man_n math._n 15._o esaie_n 29._o roma_fw-it 1._o the_o reward_n of_o man_n phansye_n and_o dream_n â–ª_o ambrose_n de_fw-fr virginibus_fw-la li._n 4._o idem_fw-la in_o 1._o corin._n 4._o peter_n 2._o subject_n shall_v not_o be_v excuse_v if_o they_o follow_v wicked_a &_o ungodly_a law_n math._n 15._o hier._n 14._o ezechi_n 3._o &_o 33._o psalm_n 95._o roma_fw-it 13._o mat._n 22._o mark_n 12_o luke_n 20_o bernardus_fw-la in_o epist_n ad_fw-la adam_n monachus_fw-la epi._n â—_o act_n 5._o hieronymus_n in_o epi._n ad_fw-la titum_fw-la cap._n 1._o ambro._n ad_fw-la marcellynam_n sororem_fw-la de_fw-la tradendis_fw-la basilicis_fw-la que._n 3._o can._n julianus_n augusti_fw-la epist_n 169._o augu._n bonifacio_n comiti_fw-la de_fw-fr moderate_a coercendis_fw-la hereticis_fw-la que._n 3._o ca._n non_fw-la semper_fw-la dani._n 3._o sidrach_n misach_n abednago_n daniel_n 6._o 2._o ma._n 7_o 2._o ma._n 9_o the_o true_a preacher_n be_v always_o slander_v esaie_n 3._o rom._n 13._o act_n 5._o auricular_a confession_n be_v not_o of_o god_n de_fw-fr penitâ—tia_fw-la distinc_fw-la 1._o distinc._n â—_o trip_v li._n 9_o rome_n 2._o in_o psal._n 51._o ser._n the_o confession_n et_fw-la penitentia_fw-la ro._n 5._o de_fw-la incompre_fw-it dei_fw-la natura_fw-la contra_fw-la anameos_fw-la ro._n 4._o de_fw-fr lazaro_n math._n 8._o luk._n 7.10_o mar._n 1._o mark_v how_o well_o you_o e_o place_n allege_v by_o the_o priest_n serve_v for_o he_o de_fw-fr peni_fw-la distin._n 1._o cano._n cum_fw-la ergo_fw-la augu._n li._n 10_o confess_v ca._n 3_o levi._n 13.14.15_o hebru_n 7._o why_o god_n will_v have_v y_z e_z prye_v of_o the_o old_a law_n to_o have_v the_o handling_n of_o the_o leprosye_n whimbly_n christ_n do_v send_v y_z e_o leper_n to_o y_z e_z pryeste_n chri._n ho._n 12._o de_fw-la muli_fw-la cana._n am._n ser._n 3._o in_o 119._o psa_fw-la math._n 16._o math._n 18._o joh._n 19_o chriso_n in_o math_n 23._o hom._n 44._o aug._n ser._n 27_o de_fw-fr sanctis_fw-la de_fw-fr peni_fw-la di_fw-it 1._o can._n verbum_fw-la libre_fw-la de_fw-fr cain_fw-fr et_fw-fr abel_n mark_n 16._o luke_n 24._o wh_v be_v to_o bind_v and_o louse_v mark_n 2._o eze._n 20._o god_n only_o forgeve_v sin_n cyrillus_n in_o io._n 12._o cap._n 56._o aug._n contra_fw-la epi._n peti_fw-la lib._n 2._o ca._n 11._o ambro._n in_o 2._o cor._n 12._o chryso_n in_o mattheun_n ho._n 5._o mar._n 11._o math._n 6._o eccle._n 28._o math._n 1â—_n august_n de_fw-fr verb._n domini_fw-la serm_fw-la 16_o theophilactus_fw-la in_o matth._n 18._o joan._n 11._o math._n 3._o luc._n 3._o james._n 5._o a_o false_a praise_n of_o auriculare_fw-la confession_n what_o mischief_n auricular_a confession_n do_v auricular_a confession_n be_v make_v a_o snare_n to_o snarl_v man_n with_o all_o the_o way_n to_o dryve_v y_z e_o fear_n of_o god_n into_o y_o e_o youth_n math._n 15._o esay_n 29_o the_o confessyon_n that_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o make_v to_o god_n psal._n 32._o psal._n 51._o dani._n 9_o 1._o joh._n 1._o augu._n ad_fw-la julianun_n comitem_fw-la 2._o regu_n 2._o levi._n 16._o augusti_fw-la de_fw-fr vera_fw-la &_o falsa_fw-la penitentia_fw-la ca._n 11_o two_o kind_n of_o private_a confession_n allow_v in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n the_o pastor_n and_o shepeherd_n of_o antichryste_n church_n gregory_n de_fw-fr peni_fw-la disti_fw-la 6._o canon_n sacerdos_n math._n 5._o