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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
The first is the thought, the latter are the remnants of the thought. What is the first thought? That from whence we begin, that good thought whence thou wilt begin to confess. Confession uniteth us to Christ. But now the confession itself, that is, the first thought, doth produce in us the remnants of the thought: and those very "remnants of thought shall celebrate solemnities to Thee." What is the thought which shall confess? …
Jerome
For the thought of man shall confess to thee. This is what is said in another place: "From my hidden faults cleanse me, and from those that are alien spare thy servant." Alien to thee, which the devil sends in. And what follows? "If they shall not have had dominion over me, then shall I be blameless." If evil thoughts do not overcome me, then shall I be clean in thy sight. And what follows immediately? "And I shall be cleansed from the greatest offense." See what he says. …
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