Teach thy tongue to say I do not know and thou shalt progress.

Teach thy tongue to say I do not know and thou shalt progress.

Therefore confess thee freely of thy sin;
For to deny each article with oath
Cannot remove nor read more

Therefore confess thee freely of thy sin;
For to deny each article with oath
Cannot remove nor choke the strong conception
That I do groan withal. Thou art to die.

We confess to little faults only to persuade others that we have no great ones.

We confess to little faults only to persuade others that we have no great ones.

It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution.

It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution.

A man's very highest moment is, I have no doubt at all, when he kneels in the dust, and beats read more

A man's very highest moment is, I have no doubt at all, when he kneels in the dust, and beats his breast, and tells all the sins of his life.

There are many persons who look on Sunday as a sponge to wipe out the sins of the week

There are many persons who look on Sunday as a sponge to wipe out the sins of the week

Faith is confirmed by the heart, confessed by the tongue, and acted upon by the body

Faith is confirmed by the heart, confessed by the tongue, and acted upon by the body

Nothing spoils a confession like repentance.

Nothing spoils a confession like repentance.

It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution

It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution