{"id":"15.6","chapter":15,"number":6,"text":"As every man is bound to make private confession of his sins to God, praying for the pardon thereof; upon which, and the forsaking of them, he shall finde mercy: so, he that scandalizeth his Brother, or the Church of Christ, ought to be willing by a private or publique confession, and sorrow for his sin, to declare his repentance to those that are offended, who are thereupon to be reconciled to him, and in love to receive him.","segments":[{"text":"As every man is bound to make private confession of his sins to God, praying for the pardon thereof;","proofs":["Psalm 51:4–5","Psalm 51:7","Psalm 51:9","Psalm 51:14","Psalm 32:5–6"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 51:4–5","osis":["Ps.51.4-Ps.51.5"]},{"printed":"Psalm 51:7","osis":["Ps.51.7"]},{"printed":"Psalm 51:9","osis":["Ps.51.9"]},{"printed":"Psalm 51:14","osis":["Ps.51.14"]},{"printed":"Psalm 32:5–6","osis":["Ps.32.5-Ps.32.6"]}],"note":null},{"text":"upon which, and the forsaking of them, he shall finde mercy:","proofs":["Proverbs 28:13","1 John 1:9"],"refs":[{"printed":"Proverbs 28:13","osis":["Prov.28.13"]},{"printed":"1 John 1:9","osis":["1John.1.9"]}],"note":null},{"text":"so, he that scandalizeth his Brother, or the Church of Christ, ought to be willing by a private or publique confession, and sorrow for his sin, to declare his repentance to those that are offended,","proofs":["James 5:16","Luke 17:3–4","Joshua 7:19","Psalm 51"],"refs":[{"printed":"James 5:16","osis":["Jas.5.16"]},{"printed":"Luke 17:3–4","osis":["Luke.17.3-Luke.17.4"]},{"printed":"Joshua 7:19","osis":["Josh.7.19"]},{"printed":"Psalm 51","osis":["Ps.51"]}],"note":null},{"text":"who are thereupon to be reconciled to him, and in love to receive him.","proofs":["2 Corinthians 2:8"],"refs":[{"printed":"2 Corinthians 2:8","osis":["2Cor.2.8"]}],"note":null}],"relations":{"lbcf1677":["15.1","15.2","15.3","15.4","15.5"],"lbcf1689":["15.1","15.2","15.3","15.4","15.5"],"savoy1658":["15.1","15.2","15.3","15.4","15.5"],"wcf1646-modernized":["15.6"]},"diffs":[{"source":"lbcf1689","type":"later","segments":[{"text":"As every man is bound to make private confession","position":null},{"text":"his sins to God, praying for","position":null},{"text":"pardon thereof; upon which,","position":null},{"text":"forsaking","position":null},{"text":"them, he shall finde mercy: so, he that scandalizeth his Brother, or","position":null},{"text":"Church of Christ, ought to be willing by a private or publique confession,","position":null},{"text":"sorrow for","position":null},{"text":"declare his","position":null},{"text":"to those that are offended, who are thereupon","position":null},{"text":"reconciled to him,","position":null},{"text":"in love","position":null},{"text":"receive him.","position":null}]},{"source":"savoy1658","type":"later","segments":[{"text":"As every man is bound to make private confession","position":null},{"text":"his sins to God, praying for","position":null},{"text":"pardon thereof; upon which,","position":null},{"text":"forsaking","position":null},{"text":"them, he shall finde mercy: so, he that scandalizeth his Brother, or","position":null},{"text":"Church of Christ, ought to be willing by a private or publique confession,","position":null},{"text":"sorrow for","position":null},{"text":"declare his","position":null},{"text":"to those that are offended, who are thereupon","position":null},{"text":"reconciled to him,","position":null},{"text":"in love","position":null},{"text":"receive him.","position":null}]},{"source":"lbcf1677","type":"later","segments":[{"text":"As every man is bound to make private confession","position":null},{"text":"his sins to God, praying for","position":null},{"text":"pardon thereof; upon which,","position":null},{"text":"forsaking","position":null},{"text":"them, he shall finde mercy: so, he that scandalizeth his Brother, or","position":null},{"text":"Church of Christ, ought to be willing by a private or publique confession,","position":null},{"text":"sorrow for","position":null},{"text":"declare his","position":null},{"text":"to those that are offended, who are thereupon","position":null},{"text":"reconciled to him,","position":null},{"text":"in love","position":null},{"text":"receive him.","position":null}]}],"page":null,"leaf":null}