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his_o sin_n out_o of_o a_o love_n of_o god_n victorious_a over_o the_o devil_n the_o world_n and_o the_o flesh_n and_o weho_n tstify_v that_o sorrow_n and_o that_o love_n by_o submit_v to_o severe_a pennance_n and_o mortification_n will_v also_o to_o declare_v to_o his_o own_o confusion_n his_o most_o secret_a sin_n with_o a_o serious_a purpose_n of_o amendment_n will_v thereby_o be_v put_v in_o a_o state_n of_o pardâ—n_n and_o salvation_n especial_o have_v receive_v from_o god_n authorize_v minister_n absolution_n from_o his_o sin_n absolution_n i_o say_v pronounce_v by_o commission_n and_o jurisdiction_n from_o christ_n himself_o and_o not_o such_o a_o airy_a phantosme_n of_o a_o absolution_n as_o the_o doctor_n interpret_v to_o be_v the_o apply_v the_o promise_v of_o pardon_n in_o scripture_n to_o the_o particular_a case_n of_o die_a person_n 183._o for_o this_o say_v he_o be_v that_o we_o mean_v by_o absolution_n and_o which_o say_v i_o the_o silly_a
martyr_n who_o relic_n lay_v there_o so_o to_o be_v help_v with_o our_o lord_n by_o his_o intercession_n where_o it_o may_v be_v observe_v that_o s._n augustin_n both_o allow_v pray_v to_o the_o martyr_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o such_o decease_a and_o suppose_v the_o martyr_n hear_v such_o prayer_n but_o withal_o the_o father_n tell_v they_o that_o shall_v some_o decease_a not_o have_v the_o happiness_n to_o be_v bury_v in_o such_o a_o holyplace_n other_o be_v not_o therefore_o to_o neglect_v their_o supplication_n for_o such_o because_o not_o so_o mind_v of_o they_o as_o of_o other_o when_o they_o go_v to_o the_o memorial_n of_o the_o martyr_n and_o then_o come_v to_o our_o very_a case_n that_o however_o such_o soul_n may_v want_v kindred_n or_o friend_n to_o remember_v they_o as_o the_o other_o have_v yet_o the_o common_a prayer_n of_o the_o church_n pro_fw-la defunctis_fw-la be_v without_o name_v any_o particular_a person_n offer_v up_o for_o they_o his_o word_n be_v adsupplicationes_fw-la faciendas_fw-la pro_fw-la omnibus_fw-la in_o christianâ_fw-la &_o catholica_fw-la societate_fw-la defunctis_fw-la 4._o etiam_fw-la tacitis_fw-la nominibus_fw-la quorumcumque_fw-la sub_fw-la generali_fw-la commemoratione_n suscepit_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la ut_fw-la quibus_fw-la ad_fw-la ista_fw-la desunt_fw-la parent_n aut_fw-la silij_fw-la aut_fw-la quicunque_fw-la cognati_fw-la velamici_fw-la ab_fw-la una_fw-la eye_n exhibeantur_fw-la pia_fw-la matre_fw-la communi_fw-la §._o 10._o of_o indulgence_n 141._o but_o towards_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o his_o book_n treat_v of_o indulgence_n the_o doctor_n allege_v a_o practice_n in_o the_o church_n which_o these_o catholic_n who_o pretend_v to_o justify_v it_o 183._o will_n i_o believe_v find_v very_o great_a difficulty_n in_o answer_v the_o doctor_n proof_n that_o it_o be_v real_o a_o hindrance_n of_o the_o care_n of_o a_o good_a life_n if_o any_o therefore_o do_v find_v harm_n by_o rely_v upon_o such_o a_o practice_n 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cor._n 12._o v._n 2._o 3._o 4._o p._n 334._o p._n 336_o p._n 336._o p._n 337._o p._n 244._o suar._n in_o 3._o s_o the_o q_o 27._o anâ—on_n summ._fw-la p._n 1._o tit_n 8._o c._n baron_n ad_fw-la a._n d._n 604._o p._n 248._o p._n 235._o irenic_n p._n 392._o p._n 346._o p._n 349._o p._n 350._o 13._o principle_n 15_o principle_n i._o que._n answ._n ii_o qu._n answ._n iii_o qu._n answ._n iu_o qu._n answ._n v._o qu._n answ._n irenic_n eph._n four_o 4._o 5._o vers_fw-la 5._o gesner_n in_o re_n bellar._n def._n schlusscâ—b_n p._n 443._o ration_n accou_n p_o 54._o aug._n de_fw-fr bapt._n cont_n donat._n l._n 4._o c._n 16._o p._n 180._o conc._n triden_n sess._n fourteen_o cap._n 3._o p._n 183._o p._n 181._o p._n z12_n conc._n try_v ses._n fourteen_o c._n 8._o august_n lib._n 50_o hom_n hom._n 41._o conc._n try_v seâ—_n vii_o de_fw-la sacram_fw-la can._n 8._o p._n 206._o gal._n 4._o p._n 183._o aug._n hom._n 50._o capult_n p._n 681._o luk_n xuj_o 9_o lib._n de_fw-fr curâ_fw-la pâ—â—_n moâ—tuis_fw-la cap._n 4._o p._n 183._o conc._n try_v ses._n twenty-five_o decâ—et_n de_fw-fr indulg_n ibid._n p._n 516._o p._n 188._o p._n 174._o cor._n 14_o 1._o cor._n 14._o vers._n 5._o 9_o 13._o 27_o 28._o p._n â—15_n p._n 174._o phila_v preface_n pag._n 6._o ibid._n p._n 22._o