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any_o of_o the_o schoolman_n and_o that_o the_o accident_n of_o the_o bread_n and_o wine_n may_v be_v separate_v from_o the_o substance_n of_o they_o but_o this_o be_v not_o then_o make_v a_o matter_n of_o faith_n as_o it_o be_v afterward_o but_o the_o case_n be_v remarkable_o alter_v after_o the_o lateran_n council_n under_o innocent_a iii_o for_o transubstantiation_n be_v admit_v there_o among_o the_o article_n of_o faith_n and_o so_o enter_v in_o the_o canon-law_n in_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o the_o decretal_n this_o do_v not_o mere_o become_v a_o school-term_n but_o by_o the_o inquisitor_n of_o that_o time_n it_o be_v account_v heresy_n to_o deny_v it_o it_o may_v be_v sufficient_o prove_v by_o the_o schoolman_n and_o canonist_n that_o a_o difference_n of_o opinion_n as_o to_o the_o modus_fw-la do_v still_o continue_v but_o that_o belong_v to_o a_o more_o proper_a place_n and_o joh._n parisiensis_fw-la declare_v p._n 103_o that_o the_o lateran_n council_n in_o his_o opinion_n 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he_o urge_v the_o same_o reason_n because_o christ_n only_o can_v confâ—r_v grace_n by_o the_o sacrament_n and_o therefore_o he_o must_v appoint_v the_o matter_n and_o form_n of_o they_o cardinal_n lugo_n affirm_v that_o christ_n have_v appoint_v both_o 5._o matter_n and_o form_n of_o the_o sacrament_n which_o he_o prove_v from_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n he_o think_v christ_n may_v have_v grant_v a_o commission_n to_o his_o church_n to_o appoint_v sacrament_n which_o he_o will_v make_v efficacious_a but_o he_o reither_o believe_v that_o he_o have_v do_v it_o or_o that_o it_o be_v fit_v to_o be_v do_v petrâ—s_fw-fr à _fw-fr sancto_fw-it joseph_n say_v that_o although_o the_o council_n 3._o of_o trent_n do_v not_o express_o affirm_v the_o sacrament_n to_o be_v immediate_o institute_v by_o christ_n yet_o it_o be_v to_o be_v so_o understand_v and_o although_o the_o church_n may_v appoint_v sacramentalia_fw-la i._n e._n rite_n about_o the_o sacrament_n yet_o christ_n himself_o must_v appoint_v the_o sacrament_n themselves_o and_o he_o conclude_v that_o no_o creature_n can_v have_v authority_n to_o make_v sacrament_n confer_v grace_n and_o therefore_o he_o declare_v that_o christ_n do_v appoint_v the_o form_n of_o all_o the_o sacrament_n himself_o although_o we_o do_v not_o read_v they_o in_o scripture_n if_o now_o it_o appear_v that_o some_o even_o of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n before_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n do_v think_v it_o in_o the_o church_n power_n to_o appoint_v or_o alter_v the_o matter_n and_o form_n of_o some_o of_o those_o they_o call_v sacrament_n than_o it_o will_v evident_o follow_v they_o have_v not_o the_o same_o tradition_n about_o the_o seven_o sacrament_n which_o be_v there_o deliver_v of_o chrism_n the_o council_n of_o trent_n declare_v the_o matter_n of_o confirmation_n uâ—isnis_fw-la to_o be_v chrism_n viz._n a_o composition_n make_v of_o oâ—l_n of_o olive_n and_o balsam_n the_o one_o to_o signify_v the_o clearness_n of_o conscience_n the_o other_o the_o odour_n of_o a_o good_a fame_n say_v the_o council_n of_o florence_n but_o where_o be_v this_o chrism_n appoint_v by_o christ_n marsilius_n say_v from_o petrus_n aureolus_n that_o 1._o there_o be_v a_o controversy_n between_o the_o divine_n and_o caâ—â—â—ists_v about_o this_o matter_n and_o the_o latter_a affirm_v that_o chrisâ—â—_n be_v not_o appoint_v by_o christ_n but_o astâ—â—wards_o by_o thâ—_n church_n and_o that_o the_o pope_n can_v dispense_v with_o it_o which_o he_o can_v not_o do_v if_o it_o be_v of_o christ_n instiâ—â—â—ion_n petrus_n aureolus_n be_v himself_o a_o great_a man_n in_o the_o church_n 1._o of_o rome_n and_o after_o he_o have_v mention_v this_o difference_n and_o name_v one_o brocardus_n or_o bernardus_n with_o other_o canonist_n for_o it_o he_o do_v not_o affirm_v the_o contrary_a to_o be_v a_o catholic_n tradition_n but_o himself_o assert_v the_o chrism_n not_o to_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o sacrament_n of_o confirmation_n which_o he_o 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apostle_n but_o by_o chrism_n from_o the_o church_n for_o we_o do_v not_o read_v that_o the_o apostle_n use_v it_o thomas_n aquinas_n confess_v there_o be_v different_a opinion_n 1._o about_o the_o institution_n of_o this_o sacrament_n some_o hold_v that_o it_o be_v not_o institute_v by_o christ_n nor_o his_o apostle_n but_o afterward_o in_o a_o certain_a council_n but_o he_o never_o blame_v these_o for_o contradict_v catholic_n tradition_n although_o he_o dislike_v their_o opinion_n cajetan_n on_o aquinas_n say_v that_o chrism_n with_o balsam_n be_v appoint_v by_o the_o church_n after_o the_o primitive_a time_n and_o yet_o now_o this_o must_v be_v believe_v to_o be_v essential_a to_o this_o sacrament_n and_o by_o conink_v it_o seem_v to_o be_v heretical_a to_o deny_v 1._o it_o for_o he_o affirm_v that_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o article_n of_o faith_n that_o confirmation_n must_v be_v with_o chrism_n and_o no_o catholic_n he_o say_v
above_o 800_o year_n and_o yet_o we_o must_v believe_v the_o tradition_n of_o this_o church_n to_o have_v be_v always_o the_o same_o which_o be_v impossible_a by_o the_o confession_n of_o their_o own_o writer_n he_o can_v tell_v just_o the_o time_n when_o the_o change_n be_v make_v but_o he_o conclude_v it_o be_v before_o the_o time_n of_o the_o vetus_fw-la ordo_fw-la romanus_n which_o mention_n the_o vessel_n petrus_n a_o sancto_n joseph_n say_v that_o by_o christ_n institution_n 396._o there_o be_v a_o latitude_n allow_v in_o the_o matter_n of_o order_n but_o he_o show_v not_o where_o but_o he_o think_v of_o itself_o it_o consist_v in_o the_o delivery_n of_o the_o vessel_n but_o by_o the_o pope_n permission_n imposition_n of_o hand_n may_v be_v sufficient_a which_o be_v a_o doctrine_n which_o have_v neither_o scripture_n reason_n nor_o tradition_n for_o it_o joh._n morinus_n show_v that_o there_o be_v five_o opinion_n in_o the_o 1._o church_n of_o rome_n about_o the_o matter_n of_o this_o sacrament_n the_o first_o and_o most_o common_a be_v that_o it_o consist_v in_o the_o delivery_n of_o the_o vessel_n the_o second_o that_o imposition_n of_o hand_n together_o with_o that_o make_v up_o the_o matter_n the_o three_o that_o they_o convey_v two_o different_a power_n the_o four_o that_o unction_n with_o imposition_n of_o hand_n be_v the_o matter_n the_o five_o that_o imposition_n of_o hand_n alone_o be_v it_o and_o this_o say_v he_o the_o whole_a church_n greek_n and_o latin_a ever_o own_v but_o he_o say_v he_o can_v bring_v two_o demonstration_n against_o the_o first_o i._n e._n against_o the_o general_a sense_n of_o the_o now_o roman_a church_n 1._o from_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o greek_a church_n which_o never_o use_v it_o 2._o from_o the_o old_a ritual_n of_o the_o latin_a church_n which_o do_v not_o mention_v they_o and_o he_o name_v some_o above_o 800_o year_n old_a and_o in_o none_o of_o they_o he_o find_v either_o the_o matter_n or_o form_n of_o this_o sacrament_n as_o it_o be_v now_o practise_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n nor_o in_o isidore_n alcuinus_fw-la amalarius_fw-la rabanus_n maurus_n valafridus_n strabo_n although_o they_o write_v purposely_o about_o these_o thing_n he_o think_v it_o be_v first_o receive_v into_o the_o public_a office_n in_o the_o ten_o age._n afterward_o he_o say_v he_o wonder_v how_o it_o come_v about_o that_o any_o 1._o shall_v place_v the_o essential_a matter_n of_o ordination_n only_o in_o delivery_n of_o the_o vessel_n and_o exclude_v the_o imposition_n of_o hand_n which_o alone_o be_v mention_v by_o scripture_n and_o father_n and_o again_o he_o say_v it_o strike_v he_o with_o astonishment_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v such_o a_o alteration_n both_o as_o to_o matter_n and_o form._n 6._o and_o at_o last_o he_o say_v christ_n have_v determine_v no_o particular_a matter_n and_o form_n in_o this_o sacrament_n 2._o but_o still_o the_o difficulty_n return_v how_o this_o can_v be_v a_o true_a and_o proper_a sacrament_n who_o matter_n and_o form_n depend_v on_o divine_a institution_n when_o they_o confess_v there_o be_v no_o divine_a institution_n for_o the_o matter_n and_o form_n in_o order_n bellarmin_n as_o be_v prove_v before_o have_v a_o chapter_n on_o purpose_n to_o prove_v that_o the_o matter_n and_o form_n of_o sacrament_n 24._o be_v so_o determine_v that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o add_v diminish_v or_o alter_v they_o and_o he_o charge_v it_o on_o luther_n as_o a_o part_n of_o his_o heresy_n that_o no_o certain_a form_n of_o word_n be_v require_v to_o sacrament_n and_o he_o make_v it_o no_o less_o than_o sacrilege_n to_o change_v the_o matter_n of_o they_o so_o that_o all_o such_o who_o hold_v the_o matter_n and_o form_n in_o order_n to_o be_v mutable_a must_v either_o charge_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n with_o sacrilege_n or_o deny_v order_n to_o be_v a_o true_a and_o proper_a sacrament_n of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o penance_n the_o next_o new_a sacrament_n be_v that_o of_o penance_n they_o be_v agree_v that_o matter_n and_o form_n be_v both_o necessary_a to_o a_o true_a and_o proper_a sacrament_n the_o matter_n be_v the_o external_a or_o sensible_a sign_n and_o what_o be_v that_o in_o this_o new_a sacrament_n there_o be_v two_o thing_n necessary_a to_o the_o matter_n of_o a_o sacrament_n 1._o that_o it_o be_v a_o external_n and_o sensible_a sign_n which_o s._n augustin_n call_v a_o element_n in_o that_o know_a expression_n accedat_fw-la verbum_fw-la ad_fw-la elementum_fw-la &_o fit_a sacramentum_fw-la which_o 80._o bellarmin_n will_v have_v understand_v only_o of_o baptism_n there_o speak_v of_o but_o s._n augustin_n meaning_n go_v far_a as_o appear_v by_o his_o follow_a discourse_n and_o immediate_o he_o call_v a_o sacrament_n verbum_fw-la visibile_fw-la and_o therefore_o can_v be_v apply_v to_o word_n as_o they_o be_v hear_v for_o so_o they_o have_v nothing_o of_o a_o sacramental_a sign_n in_o they_o how_o then_o can_v contrition_n make_v up_o any_o part_n of_o the_o matter_n of_o a_o sacrament_n when_o it_o be_v not_o external_a how_o can_v confession_n when_o it_o be_v no_o visible_a sign_n nor_o any_o permanent_a thing_n as_o a_o element_n must_v be_v how_o can_v satisfaction_n be_v any_o part_n of_o the_o sacrament_n which_o may_v be_v do_v when_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o sacrament_n be_v over_o in_o absolution_n 2._o there_o must_v be_v a_o resemblance_n between_o the_o sign_n and_o the_o thing_n signify_v which_o st._n augustin_n be_v so_o peremptory_a in_o that_o he_o deny_v there_o can_v be_v any_o sacrament_n where_o there_o bonifac._n be_v no_o resemblance_n and_o from_o hence_o he_o say_v the_o sign_n take_v the_o name_n of_o the_o thing_n signify_v as_o after_o a_o certain_a manner_n the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o body_n of_o christ._n and_o this_o be_v look_v on_o as_o so_o necessary_a that_o hugo_n de_fw-it 4._o sancto_fw-it victore_fw-la and_o peter_n lombard_n both_o put_v it_o into_o the_o definition_n of_o a_o sacrament_n as_o suarez_n confess_v viz._n that_o it_o be_v the_o visible_a appearance_n of_o invisible_a grace_n which_o bear_v the_o similitude_n and_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o but_o this_o be_v leave_v out_o of_o the_o definition_n in_o the_o roman_a catechism_n and_o suarez_n think_v it_o not_o necessary_a for_o the_o same_o reason_n because_o it_o be_v very_o hard_a to_o understand_v the_o similitude_n between_o word_n speak_v in_o confession_n and_o the_o grace_n suppose_v to_o be_v give_v by_o absolution_n any_o more_o than_o in_o the_o word_n of_o abrenunciation_n and_o the_o grace_n of_o baptism_n how_o can_v the_o act_n of_o the_o penitent_n signify_v the_o grace_n convey_v in_o absolution_n for_o there_o be_v no_o effect_n of_o the_o sacrament_n till_o absolution_n by_o their_o own_o confession_n and_o therefore_o the_o act_n of_o the_o penitent_a be_v antecedent_n to_o it_o and_o of_o a_o different_a nature_n from_o it_o can_v have_v no_o such_o resemblance_n with_o it_o as_o to_o signify_v or_o represent_v it_o however_o the_o council_n of_o florence_n and_o trent_n have_v declare_v 3._o that_o the_o act_n of_o the_o penitent_a viz._n contrition_n confession_n and_o satisfaction_n be_v as_o the_o matter_n in_o the_o sacrament_n quasi_fw-la materia_fw-la what_o be_v this_o quasi_fw-la materia_fw-la why_o not_o be_v the_o matter_n be_v not_o true_a matter_n necessary_a to_o a_o true_a sacrament_n if_o there_o be_v none_o true_a here_o than_o this_o can_v be_v but_o quasi_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la as_o it_o be_v a_o sacrament_n and_o not_o true_o and_o proper_o so_o but_o if_o it_o be_v true_a matter_n why_o be_v it_o not_o so_o declare_v but_o common_a sense_n hinder_v they_o and_o not_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o matter_n here_o and_o in_o other_o sacrament_n for_o in_o the_o definition_n of_o sacrament_n they_o be_v to_o regard_v the_o truth_n and_o not_o the_o kind_n of_o matter_n they_o be_v not_o solid_a and_o permanent_a matter_n say_v bellarmin_n not_o 9_o matter_n external_o apply_v say_v soto_n not_o any_o substance_n but_o humane_a act_n say_v vasquez_n but_o none_o of_o these_o clear_a the_o point_n for_o still_o if_o it_o be_v true_a matter_n of_o a_o sacrament_n why_o be_v it_o not_o so_o declare_v why_o such_o a_o term_n of_o diminution_n add_v as_o all_o man_n must_v understand_v it_o who_o compare_v it_o with_o the_o expression_n about_o the_o other_o sacrament_n but_o they_o know_v very_o well_o there_o be_v a_o considerable_a party_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n who_o deny_v the_o act_n of_o the_o penitent_a to_o be_v the_o matter_n or_o part_n of_o this_o sacrament_n the_o council_n of_o colen_n but_o little_a before_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n 180._o exclude_v the_o act_n of_o the_o penitent_a from_o any_o share_n in_o this_o sacrament_n which_o bellarmin_n deny_v not_o but_o blame_v 16._o
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