Bible Dictionary: Seal of Secrecy

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Daniel 12:9
And he said, Go your way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
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Revelation 5:1
And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.
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Whether the Priest Alone is Bound by the Seal of Confession?
... hears a confession in a case of urgency, so also does he have a certain share in
the act of the seal of confession, and is bound to secrecy, though, properly ...
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Whether by the Penitent's Permission, a Priest May Reveal to ...
... is bound to keep a sin secret: first and chiefly, because this very secrecy is
essential ... if the priest does reveal it, he does not break the seal of confession ...
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Whether in Every Case the Priest is Bound to Hide the Sins which ...
... Besides this there are other advantages in this secrecy, because thereby men are
more ... 1: Some say that the priest is not bound by the seal of confession to ...
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Whether a Man May Reveal that which He Knows through Confession ...
... confession, no matter how he knows it otherwise, he seems to break the seal. ... Objection
4: Further, the secrecy of confession was instituted in order to avoid ...
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'Lovest Thou Me?'
... There had been that interview on Easter morning, on which the seal of sacred secrecy
was impressed; when, alone, the denier poured out his heart to his Lord ...
/.../expositions of holy scripture st john chaps xv to xxi/lovest thou me.htm

Speaks of the Manner in which God Communicates with the Soul by ...
... SECRECY ABOUT THESE FAVOURS IS ENJOINED. ... It would be well at first to tell your case,
under the seal of confession, to a thoroughly qualified theologian (for ...
/.../teresa/the interior castle or the mansions/chapter viii speaks of the.htm

The New Passover
... which would be in accordance with the distinct effort after secrecy which marks ... It
is 'covenant blood,' the seal of that 'better covenant' than the old, which ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture b/the new passover.htm

Footnotes
... {211c} Ibid., i.585. Randolph to Cecil, January 2, 1562. {212a} There is an air
of secrecy in these transactions. In the Register of the Privy Seal, vol. xxxi. ...
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It was Near the Middle Hour of the Night. ...
... Antipater halted, presently, and tapped with his seal ring on a metal door. Then
a rattle of bolts and the door swung open. ... "And again you swear secrecy?". ...
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Homilies on the Epistles to Timothy, Titus, and Philemon.
... 3812]510. Seal of Christians, [3813]494. Secrecy, in sinning [3814]548.
Self-command, real power, unfailing, [3815]472. Self-denial ...
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Subtopics

Seal

Seal of Certainty of Divine Approval

Seal of Secrecy

Seal: A Stamp Used for Signifying Documents: Ahab's Letter

Seal: A Stamp Used for Signifying Documents: Circumcision Was Regarded As a Seal of Righteousness

Seal: A Stamp Used for Signifying Documents: Covenants

Seal: A Stamp Used for Signifying Documents: Decrees

Seal: A Stamp Used for Signifying Documents: Decrees Signified By

Seal: A Stamp Used for Signifying Documents: Deeds

Seal: A Stamp Used for Signifying Documents: Engraved

Seal: A Stamp Used for Signifying Documents: Given As a Pledge