▁cons olation ▁and ▁ease ▁of ▁mind ▁from ▁him ; ▁we ... do ▁stra it ly ▁charge ▁and ▁ad mon ish ▁him ▁[ i . e ., ▁the ▁minister ], ▁that ▁he ▁does ▁not ▁at ▁any ▁time ▁reve al ▁and ▁make ▁known ▁to ▁any ▁person ▁what so ever ▁any ▁crime ▁or ▁off ence ▁so ▁committed ▁to ▁his ▁trust ▁and ▁secre cy ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁requirement ▁for ▁private ▁conf ession , ▁but ▁a ▁common ▁understanding ▁that ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁des irable ▁depending ▁on ▁individual ▁circumstances . ▁An ▁Ang lic an ▁a ph or ism ▁regarding ▁the ▁practice ▁is ▁" All ▁may ; ▁none ▁must ; ▁some ▁should ". ▁ ▁Method ism ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Method ist ▁Church , ▁as ▁with ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁Comm union , ▁pen ance ▁is ▁defined ▁by ▁the ▁Articles ▁of ▁Religion ▁as ▁one ▁those ▁" Common ly ▁called ▁Sac r aments ▁but ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁counted ▁for ▁Sac r aments ▁of ▁the ▁G ospel ", ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" five ▁less er ▁sacr aments ". ▁John ▁Wes ley , ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Method ist ▁Church , ▁held ▁" the ▁valid ity ▁of ▁Ang lic an ▁practice ▁in ▁his ▁day ▁as ▁reflected ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 6 2 ▁Book ▁of ▁Common ▁P ray er ", ▁stating ▁that ▁" We ▁grant ▁conf ession ▁to ▁men ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁many ▁cases ▁of ▁use : ▁public , ▁in ▁case ▁of ▁public ▁sc andal ; ▁private , ▁to ▁a ▁spiritual ▁guide ▁for ▁dis bur den ing ▁of ▁the ▁conscience , ▁and