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A25330
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The Anatomy of Simon Magus, or, The Sin of simony laid open
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Wing A3059; ESTC R31894
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whilst_o he_o say_v 4.7_o 2_o cor._n 4.7_o we_o have_v this_o treasure_n in_o earthen_a vessel_n that_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o power_n may_v be_v of_o god_n and_o not_o of_o we_o he_o will_v have_v we_o to_o understand_v that_o the_o efficacy_n of_o the_o gospel_n depend_v not_o upon_o the_o instrument_n but_o upon_o the_o author_n who_o can_v render_v a_o blessing_n effectual_a as_o well_o from_o the_o mouth_n of_o balaam_n as_o from_o the_o mouth_n of_o aaron_n and_o can_v wash_v a_o soul_n from_o sin_n as_o well_o by_o the_o baptism_n of_o judas_n as_o of_o john_n for_o he_o may_v have_v gratiam_fw-la gratis_o datam_fw-la who_o have_v not_o gratiam_fw-la gratum_fw-la facientem_fw-la he_o may_v be_v endow_v with_o the_o grace_n of_o edification_n to_o save_v other_o who_o have_v not_o the_o grace_n of_o sanctification_n to_o save_v himself_o but_o all_o this_o while_n we_o speak_v of_o those_o who_o we_o suppose_v to_o have_v authority_n by_o a_o lawful_a minister_n to_o dispense_v the_o mystery_n of_o the_o gospel_n but_o the_o matter_n of_o our_o present_a enquiry_n concern_v the_o efficacy_n of_o his_o ministration_n who_o enter_v by_o simony_n proceed_v upon_o another_o hypothesis_n to_o wit_n that_o such_o a_o one_o be_v not_o the_o minister_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o this_o be_v already_o prove_v we_o can_v but_o approve_v of_o gregory_n position_n that_o quicunque_fw-la sacros_fw-la ordines_fw-la vendunt_fw-la &_o emunt_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la esse_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la whosoever_o sell_v and_o buy_v holy_a order_n can_v be_v priest_n and_o upon_o this_o ground_n we_o must_v proceed_v to_o determine_v in_o this_o matter_n now_o upon_o this_o account_n it_o have_v not_o only_o be_v much_o question_v by_o some_o whether_o any_o spiritual_a blessing_n or_o benefit_n can_v be_v derive_v from_o the_o ministry_n of_o such_o but_o it_o have_v be_v confident_o assert_v not_o only_o by_o gregory_n but_o by_o many_o other_o that_o the_o ministration_n of_o such_o be_v altogether_o ineffectual_a and_o can_v confer_v no_o good_a nor_o transmit_v any_o spiritual_a grace_n or_o blessing_n whereupon_o gratian_n have_v adopt_v it_o among_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o canon_n law_n gratia_n si_fw-la non_fw-la gratis_o datur_fw-la etc._n caus_n 1._o qu._n 1._o can._n gratia_n etc._n etc._n vel_fw-la accipitur_fw-la gratia_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la simoniaci_n autem_fw-la etc._n etc._n grace_n if_o it_o be_v not_o free_o give_v or_o receive_v be_v not_o grace_n but_o simoniacal_a person_n receive_v it_o not_o free_o therefore_o they_o receive_v not_o that_o grace_n which_o principal_o have_v its_o operation_n in_o ecclesiastical_a order_n that_o be_v the_o ministerial_a grace_n or_o power_n and_o if_o they_o do_v not_o receive_v it_o they_o have_v it_o not_o and_o if_o they_o have_v it_o not_o neither_o free_o nor_o not_o free_o can_v they_o give_v it_o unto_o any_o man._n and_o it_o seem_v indeed_o to_o be_v assert_v upon_o good_a ground_n for_o first_o if_o such_o person_n as_o be_v show_v before_o be_v not_o the_o lawful_a minister_n of_o jesus_n christ_n then_o have_v they_o no_o title_n nor_o right_o to_o dispense_v the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o christ_n have_v entrust_v only_o to_o his_o minister_n 20._o matth._n 19.16_o joh._n 20.23_o 2_o cor._n 5.18_o 20._o to_o who_o alone_o he_o have_v consign_v the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o commit_v the_o ministry_n of_o reconciliation_n as_o his_o ambassador_n as_o say_v the_o apostle_n so_o that_o when_o they_o presume_v to_o meddle_v with_o these_o holy_a mystery_n they_o do_v but_o sacrilegious_o usurp_v without_o authority_n from_o god_n and_o so_o do_v dispense_v they_o in_o vain_a and_o with_o a_o ineffective_a hand_n the_o bare_a external_a seal_n of_o ordination_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n without_o the_o concurrence_n of_o the_o divine_a power_n be_v of_o no_o force_n to_o work_v these_o effect_n which_o be_v the_o proper_a emanation_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n so_o that_o their_o administration_n can_v be_v no_o more_o valid_a than_o a_o remission_n to_o a_o guilty_a person_n from_o his_o hand_n who_o have_v surreptitious_o affix_v the_o king_n seal_n thereto_o and_o without_o his_o royal_a consent_n or_o authority_n have_v usurp_v the_o office_n of_o a_o herald_n to_o proclaim_v it_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o a_o groundless_a debate_n wherewith_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v trouble_v for_o several_a year_n in_o the_o time_n of_o leo_n ix_o whether_o ordination_n confer_v by_o such_o simoniacal_a usurper_n be_v effectual_a or_o whether_o they_o shall_v be_v re-ordained_a who_o have_v be_v ordain_v by_o they_o and_o howsoever_o petrus_n damiani_n write_v his_o book_n call_v gratissimus_fw-la against_o those_o who_o plead_v for_o re-ordination_a and_o leo_n in_o two_o several_a council_n at_o rome_n 2._o council_n tom._n 3._o p._n 2._o allow_v those_o who_o have_v be_v ordain_v by_o such_o to_o continue_v in_o their_o office_n after_o the_o do_v of_o forty_o day_n penance_n yet_o this_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v but_o of_o indulgence_n and_o to_o have_v proceed_v rather_o from_o necessity_n than_o choice_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o tumult_n that_o be_v raise_v thereabouts_o and_o in_o regard_n that_o a_o more_o strict_a course_n will_v have_v occasion_v the_o silence_v of_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o the_o clergy_n and_o the_o lay_n waste_v such_o a_o multitude_n of_o church_n as_o many_o territory_n shall_v have_v be_v without_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o the_o great_a prejudice_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o the_o same_o petrus_n damiani_n epistle_n to_o henry_n archbishop_n of_o ravenna_n and_o yet_o i_o think_v leo_n do_v right_a not_o to_o re-ordain_a they_o but_o rather_o upon_o their_o repentance_n to_o reinvest_v they_o with_o better_a authority_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o their_o office_n since_o they_o have_v once_o receive_v order_n how_o ineffective_a soever_o through_o the_o want_n of_o the_o divine_a concurrence_n with_o a_o simoniacal_a ordainer_n yet_o the_o church_n have_v by_o the_o external_a seal_n of_o ordination_n once_o invest_v such_o a_o one_o with_o a_o ecclesiastical_a authority_n to_o transmit_v the_o same_o unto_o other_o it_o have_v not_o be_v convenient_a that_o the_o church_n shall_v have_v call_v the_o character_n of_o her_o own_o ordination_n in_o question_n neither_o need_v they_o who_o have_v receive_v the_o same_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o such_o but_o the_o church_n approbation_n for_o their_o administration_n and_o devout_a address_n to_o god_n for_o the_o power_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o render_v it_o effectual_a and_o therefore_o say_v the_o canon_n law_n decret_n apud_fw-la grat._n caus_n 1._o qu._n 1._o can._n statuimus_fw-la decret_n simoniaco_n non_fw-la simoniace_n à _fw-fr simoniacis_n ordinatos_fw-la misericorditer_fw-la per_fw-la manûs_fw-la impositionem_fw-la pro_fw-la temporis_fw-la necessitate_v in_o officio_fw-la concedimus_fw-la permanere_fw-la those_o who_o we_o account_v simoniac_n because_o of_o their_o ordination_n by_o simoniacal_a person_n but_o have_v not_o practise_v simony_n themselves_o we_o do_v by_o the_o imposition_n of_o hand_n gracious_o give_v they_o leave_v to_o continue_v in_o their_o office_n through_o the_o necessity_n of_o time_n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o it_o be_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o re-ordain_a such_o but_o only_o confirm_v their_o former_a ordination_n by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n without_o more_o rite_n of_o consecration_n of_o new_a again_o second_o it_o be_v undeniable_a that_o the_o whole_a efficacy_n of_o the_o ministry_n depend_v upon_o god_n and_o that_o the_o spiritual_a effect_n thereof_o flow_v whole_o from_o that_o power_n wherewith_o he_o do_v endow_v and_o enable_v man_n to_o administer_v in_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o from_o the_o concourse_n 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