S34.00.91 In holy scripture it is advised that almighty God gives mankind forgiveness for his sins
through twelve things.
S34.01.91 The first remission (of sins) is through the bath of
baptism.
S34.02.91 The second remission is through the love of God and of
man, so that one loves God and also his neighbor--that is, every Christian--with his whole
heart, as he loves himself.
S34.03.91 The third remission is through the giving of alms.
For it is written, that just as a man quenches fire with water, so alms obliterate the sins of that
man.
S34.04.91 The fourth remission is that, through singing of psalms and
the shedding of tears, one repents his sins and weeps as one does at the death of his friend.
S34.05.91 The fifth remission is that, through the confession of sins,
one confesses his sins to his confessor and reveals his secrets to him and afterwards repents as he
instructs him.
S34.06.91 The sixth remission is that for the love of God and
for his soul's need one should struggle against his body's unlawful desires, and so control himself
with fasting and with other good deeds that the inner man--that is, the soul--be preserved for
God.
S34.07.91 The seventh remission is that one gives up his possessions
and his children and his land for the love of God and wander abroad until the end of his
life.
S34.08.91 The eighth remission is that, should the man pass from this
life to punishment, (that) his friends who remain in this life may release him and earn forgiveness
for him from God with divine service and with their worldly possessions.
S34.09.91 The ninth remission is mercy and good belief.
S34.10.91 The tenth
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