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A potacio[n] or dry[n]king for this holy time of le[n]t very co[m]fortable for all…A potacio[n] or dri[n]kynge for this holi time of le[n]t very co[m]fortable for all…
A potacio[n] or dry[n]king for this holy time of le[n]t very co[m]fortable for all penitent sinners, newly prepared by Theodore Basil.A potacio[n] or dri[n]kynge for this holi time of le[n]t very co[m]fortable for all penitent synners, newly prepared by Theodore Basille.
printed for Joha, 1542printed for Ioha, 1542
Title page typeset from the transcription.
¶ The potation for Lent. › ¶ Of Confession.¶ The potacion for Lente. › ¶ Of Confession.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
CHRI. Much absurdity & wickedness hath both been conspired, learned, practised, & done in this auricular Confession, as histories make mention, neither want we experience of this thing.
CHRI. Muche absurditie & wickednes hath both bene conspired, learned, practised, & done in this auriculare Confessiō, as histories make mencion, neyther want we expery ence of this thinge.
PHIL. I can not deny these things to be true. There is no thing so good and of so great excellency, but it may be abused. The abuse thereof is to be 1taken away, and not the thing it ⟨image 34⟩self. That Confession hath be• great lye abused, it can not be denied, as many other things in the church have ben also, yet ought it not there fore to be rejected & cast away, but rather restored to the old purity & to the use, for the which it was first instituted. And so shall it not only not hurt, but also profit very highly, & bring much utility and profit to the christen congregation.
PHIL. I can not denye these thynges to be true. There is no thynge so good and of so great excellencye, but it maye be abused. The abuse therof is to be 1taken awaye, and not the thyng it ⟨image 34⟩selfe. That Cōfessiō hath be• great lye abused, it can not be denyed, as many other thynges in the chyrche haue ben also, yet ought it not ther fore to be reiected & cast awaye, but rather restored to the olde purite & to the vse, for ye which it was fyrste instituted. And so shall it not only not hurte, but also profytte verye hyghly, & brynge much vtilite and profyt to ye christen congregacion.