CHAPTER I

THE ESSENTIAL DUTIES OF THE CONFESSOR IN THE EXERCISE OF HIS OFFICE; OR, THE CONFESSOR CONSIDERED IN HIS OFFICE OF JUDGE

48. The Knowledge of the Sins 379

49. The Nature of the Questions to be put to the Penitent 382

50. The Examination of the Dispositions of the Penitent 398

51. The Confessor’s Duty in Disposing his Penitents 402

52. The Duty of the Confessor to administer, to defer, or to refuse Absolution 407