The institutions of Christian religion, written by the reverend father, M. John Calvin, compendiously…The institutions of Christian religion, written by the reuerend father, M. Iohn Caluin, compendiously…

8 This kind of confession did greatly displease Chrysostom. Tell, saith he,¹ thy sins, that thou mayest do them away: if thou be ashamed to tell to any man thy sins that thou hast done, tell them daily in thy soul. I do not say, confess them to thy fellow servant, that may reproach thee: tell them to God that taketh care of them: confess thy sins upon thy bed, that there thy conscience may daily recognise her evils. And again he sayeth,² I do not lead thee into a stage of thy fellow servants, I do not compel thee to disclose thy sins to men, rehearse and utter thy conscience before God, show thy wounds to the Lord thy best Surgeon, and ask salve of him: show to him that will reproach thee with nothing, but will most gently heal thee.

8 This kinde of confession did greatly displease Chrysostom. Tel, sayth he,¹ thy sinnes, that thou mayest doe them away: if thou be ashamed to tell to any man thy sinnes that thou hast done, tell them daily in thy soule. I doe not say, confesse them to thy fellow seruaunt, that may reproch thée: tell them to God that taketh care of them: confesse thy sinnes vpon thy bedde, that there thy conscience may daily recognishe her euils. And againe he sayeth,² I doe not leade thée into a stage of thy fellow seruauntes, I doe not compell thée to disclose thy sins to men, rehearse and vtter thy conscience before God, shew thy woundes to the Lorde thy best Surgeon, and aske salue of him: shewe to him that will reproch thée with nothing, but will most gently heale thée.

1. 1Hom 2. in Psal. 25
2. 2Hom. 4. de La••.