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A discourse concerning auricular confession as it is prescribed by the Council of Trent, and practised in the Church of Rome : with a post-script on occasion of a book lately printed in France, called Historia confessionis auricularis.
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Goodman, John, 1625 or 6-1690.
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Wing G1104; ESTC R6771
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priest_n in_o his_o stead_n my_o meaning_n be_v that_o whereas_o for_o instance_n in_o baptism_n the_o priest_n apply_v to_o we_o the_o symbol_n of_o water_n and_o in_o the_o eucharist_n deliver_v to_o we_o the_o consecrate_a element_n in_o token_n of_o the_o divine_a grace_n contrariwise_a here_o in_o penance_n we_o must_v on_o our_o part_n bring_v with_o we_o contrition_n confession_n and_o satisfaction_n too_o in_o which_o respect_n we_o may_v be_v rather_o say_v to_o give_v pledge_n to_o god_n than_o he_o to_o we_o which_o be_v wide_o different_a from_o the_o nature_n of_o other_o sacrament_n and_o seem_v no_o less_o to_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o reason_n and_o notion_n of_o a_o sacrament_n in_o general_n the_o sum_n of_o what_o we_o have_v hitherto_o discourse_v amount_v to_o this_o first_o that_o here_o be_v no_o auricular_a confession_n institute_v by_o our_o saviour_n joh._n 20._o 22._o as_o be_v pretend_v second_o nor_o any_o sacrament_n of_o penance_n in_o which_o it_o can_v be_v include_v or_o imply_v no_o nor_o indeed_o any_o sacrament_n at_o all_o i_o confess_v i_o may_v have_v spare_v all_o the_o word_n i_o have_v use_v in_o prove_v the_o latter_a for_o so_o long_o as_o i_o have_v make_v appear_v that_o private_a confession_n be_v not_o institute_v it_o be_v not_o so_o very_o material_a to_o consider_v whether_o penance_n can_v be_v a_o sacrament_n or_o no_o but_o this_o i_o add_v to_o show_v the_o imperious_a dictate_v of_o that_o church_n and_o their_o extravagancy_n in_o impose_v the_o most_o sacred_a name_n upon_o their_o own_o invention_n thereby_o to_o give_v they_o the_o great_a veneration_n with_o the_o people_n and_o thus_o i_o will_v dismiss_v the_o first_o part_n of_o my_o undertake_n but_o yet_o the_o romanist_n will_v not_o forego_v their_o pretension_n for_o auricular_a confession_n for_o they_o will_v yet_o urge_v that_o whether_o or_o no_o we_o will_v call_v it_o a_o sacrament_n which_o our_o saviour_n institute_n in_o the_o text_n before_o we_o it_o be_v however_o certain_a here_o be_v a_o power_n confer_v on_o the_o apostle_n and_o their_o successor_n of_o remit_v and_o retain_v sin_n for_o by_o these_o word_n whosoever_o sin_n you_o remit_v they_o be_v remit_v etc._n etc._n 4._o our_o saviour_n have_v make_v the_o priest_n a_o judge_n of_o man_n conscience_n and_o condition_n 2._o wherefore_o that_o he_o may_v not_o proceed_v blind_o and_o indiscriminate_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o he_o know_v the_o merit_n of_o the_o cause_n and_o not_o only_o understand_v the_o matter_n of_o fact_n but_o all_o the_o circumstance_n which_o may_v aggravate_v or_o extenuate_v it_o all_o which_o can_v be_v attain_v without_o the_o confession_n of_o the_o party_n therefore_o auricular_a confession_n be_v as_o necessary_o imply_v in_o the_o text_n as_o absolution_n or_o retention_n of_o sin_n be_v express_v in_o it_o so_o they_o but_o i_o crave_v leave_n to_o demand_v in_o the_o first_o place_n be_v it_o certain_a that_o upon_o such_o a_o confession_n as_o they_o require_v the_o priest_n as_o such_o will_v be_v able_a to_o make_v a_o right_a judgement_n of_o a_o man_n case_n that_o address_v himself_o to_o he_o especial_o consider_v the_o intricacy_n of_o some_o case_n and_o the_o ignorance_n of_o some_o priest_n upon_o this_o account_n be_v those_o memorable_a word_n of_o st._n austin_n confess_v lib._n 10._o c._n 3._o quid_fw-la mihi_fw-la ergo_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la hominibus_fw-la ut_fw-la audiant_fw-la confessiones_fw-la meas_fw-la quasi_fw-la ipsi_fw-la sanaturi_fw-la sint_fw-la omnes_fw-la languores_fw-la meos_fw-la &_o unde_fw-la sciunt_fw-la cum_fw-la à _fw-la meipso_fw-la de_fw-fr meipso_fw-la audiunt_fw-la a_o verum_fw-la dicam_fw-la quando_fw-la quidem_fw-la nemo_fw-la scit_fw-la hominum_fw-la quid_fw-la agitur_fw-la in_o homine_fw-la nisi_fw-la spiritus_fw-la hominis_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o ipso_fw-la est_fw-la i_o e._n to_o what_o purpose_n shall_v i_o confess_v my_o sin_n to_o man_n who_o can_v heal_v my_o wound_n for_o how_o shall_v they_o who_o know_v nothing_o of_o my_o heart_n but_o by_o my_o own_o confession_n know_v whether_o i_o say_v true_a or_o no_o for_o no_o one_o know_v what_o be_v in_o man_n but_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n that_o be_v in_o he_o o_o yes_o they_o will_v say_v cleave_v non_fw-la errante_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v if_o he_o judge_v right_a he_o judge_v right_a and_o no_o more_o and_o this_o be_v mighty_a comfort_n to_o a_o distress_a conscience_n second_o though_o we_o grant_v our_o saviour_n have_v give_v the_o priest_n authority_n to_o remit_v and_o retain_v sin_n yet_o how_o do_v it_o appear_v that_o this_o extend_v to_o secret_a sin_n sin_n in_o thought_n only_o or_o as_o the_o council_n express_v it_o against_o the_o nine_o and_o ten_o commandment_n of_o open_a sin_n and_o public_a scandal_n the_o church_n have_v cognizance_n and_o have_v a_o right_n which_o she_o may_v insist_v upon_o or_o recede_v from_o if_o she_o see_v cause_n because_o such_o sin_n be_v a_o injury_n to_o the_o society_n as_o well_o as_o a_o offence_n against_o god_n and_o therefore_o here_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o church_n may_v dispense_v her_o authority_n and_o remit_v or_o retain_v as_o we_o shall_v see_v more_o by_o and_o by_o but_o in_o secret_a sin_n where_o only_o god_n be_v injure_v and_o to_o which_o he_o be_v only_o privy_a what_o have_v the_o church_n to_o do_v unless_o they_o be_v voluntary_o discover_v to_o she_o otherwise_o they_o be_v proper_o reserve_v case_n to_o the_o tribunal_n of_o god_n three_o i_o will_v be_v bold_a to_o inquire_v further_o why_o may_v not_o sin_n especial_o such_o as_o we_o last_o name_v be_v remit_v upon_o confession_n to_o god_n without_o confession_n to_o the_o priest_n also_o and_o i_o the_o rather_o ask_v this_o for_o these_o two_o reason_n first_o i_o observe_v that_o this_o very_a council_n of_o trent_n say_v that_o until_o the_o time_n of_o our_o 1._o saviour_n and_o his_o institution_n of_o this_o sacrament_n sin_n be_v remit_v upon_o contrition_n only_o and_o application_n to_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n without_o auricular_a confession_n they_o can_v therefore_o now_o say_v remission_n imply_v this_o confession_n for_o that_o can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v imply_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o thing_n when_o the_o thing_n itself_o can_v be_v have_v without_o it_o they_o will_v answer_v that_o it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o it_o be_v now_o make_v necessary_a by_o our_o saviour_n but_o i_o reply_v then_o that_o institution_n which_o now_o make_v it_o necessary_a must_v be_v better_o prove_v then_o yet_o it_o have_v be_v or_o else_o man_n will_v be_v very_o apt_a to_o hope_v they_o may_v now_o under_o the_o gospel_n obtain_v pardon_n at_o least_o upon_o as_o easy_a term_n as_o it_o be_v to_o be_v have_v at_o before_o my_o second_o reason_n of_o ask_v that_o three_o question_n be_v this_o i_o observe_v that_o their_o own_o schoolman_n acknowledge_v 68_o sin_n to_o be_v remit_v under_o the_o gospel_n by_o the_o priest_n without_o any_o confession_n to_o man_n particular_o in_o the_o administration_n of_o baptism_n by_o which_o it_o plain_o appear_v that_o confession_n be_v not_o imply_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o remission_n but_o one_o may_v be_v have_v without_o the_o other_o and_o then_o why_o may_v not_o a_o sinner_n after_o baptism_n hope_v for_o pardon_n upon_o his_o contrite_a and_o devout_a application_n to_o the_o word_n and_o sacrament_n without_o this_o new_a device_n and_o picklock_n of_o conscience_n auricular_a confession_n but_o so_o much_o for_o that_o sect._n 3_o i_o proceed_v now_o to_o the_o second_o thing_n propound_v namely_o to_o inquire_v historical_o whether_o or_o no_o auricular_a or_o such_o a_o secret_a and_o sacramental_a confession_n as_o aforesaid_a have_v be_v of_o constant_a and_o universal_a use_n in_o the_o christian_a church_n as_o the_o romanist_n pretend_v and_o as_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n assert_n sessi_fw-la 14._o chap._n 5._o this_o inquiry_n be_v not_o into_o matter_n of_o law_n or_o divine_a right_n as_o the_o former_a be_v but_o of_o fact_n only_o yet_o never_o the_o less_o it_o be_v of_o great_a moment_n upon_o a_o double_a account_n 1._o because_o this_o be_v the_o ground_n which_o the_o old_a roman_a canonist_n whole_o go_v upon_o as_o i_o note_v before_o they_o explode_v all_o pretence_n of_o divine_a institution_n in_o the_o case_n as_o have_v more_o modesty_n it_o seem_v then_o to_o pretend_v so_o high_a upon_o no_o better_a evidence_n or_o at_o least_o they_o content_v themselves_o to_o prescribe_v for_o it_o only_o upon_o the_o authority_n of_o constant_a and_o universal_a practice_n now_o if_o we_o show_v the_o falseness_n of_o this_o ground_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o other_o then_o will_v their_o hypothesis_n of_o auricular_a confession_n have_v no_o foot_n to_o stand_v upon_o 2._o because_o the_o credit_n of_o what_o have_v be_v already_o