of Iudgement. And seeing God knoweth well all thy iniquites, what is it for his minister to knowe them, who in his name is to pardon them? Cou∣rage then, giue glory to God, and confesse thyselfe, for thy confession shall not bee like that of Achan to dye, but like that of Dauid to liue.
Hauing thus re∣solued, it is good (as S. Bonauenture aduiseth vs) to begin confession with that sinne that causeth mee, most shame: for that vanquishing the greatest of my enemies, it will bee easy to vāquish the resteas thegy ant Golias beeing vanquished, the Philistians fled. The second purpose must bee to manifest my sinnes,
not onely with Integritie, but with all the humili∣ty that I may, making of all, a cleare, pure, sincere, naked, and well Intentioned Confession: not ex∣cusing, nor extenuating my sinnes, not casting the fault vpon my neighbour like Adam,
not vpon the Diuell like Eua, but vpon myselfe like Dauid, confessing my iniquitie against myselfe, and saying that it is exceeding great. But yet I must auoyde an∣other extremitie, of so much exaggerating my sinnes that it may seeme to be a fained confession, to be ho∣nored, & esteemed for humble, for vainglory vseth manie waies to assaile these workes of humility, see∣king in them her owne honour. The third purpose must be, to heare the reprehention of the confessor with great silence, and humilitie, without interrup∣ting him, though it bee very rigorous, as the holy king Dauid heard the terrible reprehentiō of the Pro¦phet Nathan, acknowledging his fault, and saying, I haue sinned against our Lord. For herein shall be ve∣tified that of Ecclesiasticus, Heare silently, and for the reuerence that herein thou shewest,
Accedet tibi bona gratia Good grace shall be added vnto thee, & what better grace, then that which is here giuen, which is the grace of God himselfe.
In all this it will be a greate aide vnto mee, not to