Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 8388

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8388. Confessing one's sins involves recognizing evils, seeing the ones present with oneself, acknowledging them, holding oneself guilty of them, and condemning oneself because of them. This, when done before God, is confessing one's sins.


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