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单词 Stool of Repentance
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Stool of Repentance

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Stool of Repentance

Stool of Repentance and branks, Holy Trinity Church, St. Andrews

The Stool of Repentance in Presbyterian polity, mostly in Scotland, was an elevated seat in a church used for the public penance of persons who had offended against the morality of the time, often through fornication and adultery. At the end of the service the offender usually had to stand upon the stool to receive the rebuke of the minister.

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