Comfort for the Faint-Hearted
Translated by Bertrand A. Wilberforce
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The opening
CHAPTER I OF SCRUPLES ABOUT CONFESSION
OF SCRUPLES ABOUT CONFESSION
SECTION I
From Ruysbroeck.
1. I EXHORT thee very earnestly to shun long and wordy confessions, for they will disturb the peace of heart and entangle thee in errors and scruples.
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