I own the soft impeachment.

I own the soft impeachment.

Confessed faults are half-mended.

Confessed faults are half-mended.

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

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

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.

Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is good for dandruff--it is a read more

Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is good for dandruff--it is a palliative rather than a remedy.

A confession has to be part of your new life.

A confession has to be part of your new life.

Open confession is good for the soul.

Open confession is good for the soul.

Confess yourself to heaven,
Repent what's past, avoid what is to come,
And do not spread the read more

Confess yourself to heaven,
Repent what's past, avoid what is to come,
And do not spread the compost on the weeds
To make them ranker.

Nor do we find him forward to be sounded,
But with a crafty madness keeps aloof
When read more

Nor do we find him forward to be sounded,
But with a crafty madness keeps aloof
When we would bring him on to some confession
Of his true state.