"The Lord anciently enjoined the people of Israel that they should repeat the words after the priest, and make public …"

"One thing they specially commend, that the blush of shame in the penitent is a severe punishment, which makes him mor…"

"A confession is wholly and incontestably voluntary only if a guilty person gives himself up to the law and becomes hi…"

"If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe …"

"Confess and be hanged."

"Stan: We're goin' to church. We've sinned and so we have to confess again."

"Stan: But our friend Timmy can't really talk. All he can do is say his own name, so he can't really confess his sins.…"

"He's half absolved, who has confessed."

"Open Confession is good for the Soul."

"Nor do we find him forward to be sounded But, with a crafty madness, keeps aloof, When we would bring him on to some …"