Reformed Covenanter
Cancelled Commissioner
Lastly, in Ezra his practise we may see a true form of confession, he confesses their (great trespass) teaching us thereby, that as we must confess all sin in gross, so especially, our main and master sin; that Saul which is higher by the head, then the rest of his brethren: we want not examples of this in Scripture, David confesses his murder, Paul his persecution, and Daniel confesses the great sin of his people: A great many confess their sins, but they do it as Nebuchadnezzar told his dream, he tells his wisemen that he had a dream, but never tells them what it was: So these men say they are sinners, but they will not confess their gross transgressions. ...
For more, see Josiah Shute on confessing our master sins.
For more, see Josiah Shute on confessing our master sins.