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a_o ingenuous_a confession_n but_o his_o adversary_n take_v 6â—_n this_o advantage_n from_o it_o that_o then_o the_o sacrament_n itself_o 5â—7_n must_v â—e_v change_v if_o both_o matter_n and_o form_n be_v and_o then_o the_o church_n must_v be_v a_o very_a unfaithful_a keeper_n of_o tradition_n which_o i_o think_v be_v unanswerable_a suarez_n propose_v the_o objection_n 5._o fair_o both_o as_o to_o the_o matter_n and_o form_n of_o this_o sacrament_n that_o we_o read_v nothing_o of_o they_o in_o scripture_n and_o tradition_n be_v very_o various_a about_o they_o but_o his_o answer_n be_v very_o insufficient_a viz._n that_o though_o it_o be_v not_o in_o scripture_n yet_o they_o have_v they_o by_o tradition_n from_o the_o apostle_n now_o that_o be_v the_o very_a thing_n which_o sirmondus_n disprove_v and_o show_v that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v clear_o go_v off_o from_o tradition_n here_o both_o as_o to_o matter_n and_o form._n of_o order_n i_o proceed_v to_o the_o sacrament_n of_o 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the_o outward_a sign_n be_v leave_v to_o the_o church_n determination_n and_o he_o say_v that_o christ_n do_v particular_o appoint_v the_o matter_n and_o form_n of_o some_o sacrament_n as_o of_o baptism_n and_o the_o lord_n supper_n and_o extreme_a unction_n but_o not_o of_o other_o and_o therefore_o in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o order_n he_o say_v christ_n determine_v no_o more_o but_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v convey_v by_o some_o visible_a sign_n and_o so_o it_o may_v be_v either_o by_o the_o deliver_v the_o vessel_n or_o by_o the_o imposition_n of_o hand_n or_o both_o but_o we_o be_v to_o consider_v that_o the_o council_n of_o florence_n be_v receive_v by_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n and_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o reconcile_v this_o doctrine_n with_o the_o general_a definition_n of_o a_o sacrament_n by_o the_o roman_a catechism_n viz._n that_o it_o be_v a_o sensible_a thing_n which_o by_o the_o institution_n of_o christ_n have_v a_o power_n of_o cause_v as_o well_o as_o 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of_o priesthood_n he_o prove_v that_o imposition_n of_o hand_n be_v of_o old_a a_o essential_a part_n of_o it_o but_o now_o it_o be_v only_o accidental_a franciscus_n hallier_n confess_v the_o matter_n of_o this_o sacrament_n 1._o to_o have_v be_v different_a in_o different_a time_n in_o the_o apostle_n time_n and_o many_o age_n after_o hardly_o any_o other_o can_v be_v find_v but_o imposition_n of_o hand_n as_o he_o prove_v from_o scripture_n and_o father_n he_o carry_v his_o proof_n down_o as_o low_a as_o the_o synod_n of_o aken_n in_o the_o time_n of_o ludovicus_n pius_n and_o the_o council_n of_o mâ—aux_n a._n d._n 845._o but_o afterward_o he_o say_v that_o by_o the_o council_n of_o florence_n and_o the_o common_a 439._o opinion_n of_o their_o divine_n the_o delivery_n of_o the_o vessel_n be_v the_o essential_a matter_n of_o this_o sacrament_n here_o we_o find_v a_o plain_a change_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o a_o sacrament_n own_a after_o the_o continuance_n of_o
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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 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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 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he_o reconcile_v but_o it_o say_v not_o without_o the_o desire_n of_o it_o suppose_v not_o yet_o the_o thing_n be_v do_v upon_o the_o desire_n &_o therefore_o the_o priest_n power_n can_v be_v no_o more_o than_o declarative_a and_o that_o such_o a_o desire_n be_v so_o necessary_a as_o without_o contrition_n avail_v not_o be_v more_o than_o the_o council_n have_v prove_v and_o it_o be_v bare_o suppose_v to_o maintain_v the_o necessity_n of_o go_v to_o the_o priest_n for_o absolution_n and_o so_o it_o will_v be_v no_o more_o than_o a_o precept_n of_o the_o church_n and_o not_o a_o condition_n of_o remission_n in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o penance_n but_o afterward_o it_o declare_v that_o imperfect_a contrition_n or_o attrition_n do_v dispose_v a_o man_n for_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o this_o sacrament_n and_o by_o the_o general_a canon_n the_o sacrament_n do_v confer_v grace_n where_o man_n be_v dispose_v so_o that_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n do_v right_o comprehend_v the_o force_n 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james_n be_v mention_v and_o then_o follow_v te_fw-la domine_fw-la peritissimum_fw-la medicum_fw-la imploramus_fw-la ut_fw-la virtutis_fw-la tuus_fw-la medicinam_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la oleum_fw-la propitius_fw-la infundas_fw-la and_o a_o little_a after_o prosit_fw-la pater_fw-la misericordiarum_fw-la febribus_fw-la &_o dysenteria_fw-la laborantibus_fw-la prosit_fw-la paralyticis_fw-la caecis_fw-la &_o claudis_fw-la simulque_fw-la vexatitiis_fw-la with_o abundance_n more_o which_o manifest_o show_v that_o this_o consecrate_a oil_n be_v intend_v primary_o for_o the_o cure_n of_o disease_n in_o the_o ambrosian_a form_n the_o prayer_n be_v infunde_fw-la sanctificationem_fw-la tuam_fw-la huic_fw-la oleo_n ut_fw-la ab_fw-la his_fw-la quae_fw-la unxerit_fw-la membra_fw-la fugatis_fw-la insidiis_fw-la adversariae_fw-la potestatis_fw-la susceptione_n praesentis_fw-la olei_fw-la sancti_fw-la spiritus_fw-la gratia_n salutaris_fw-la debilitatem_fw-la expellat_fw-la &_o plenam_fw-la conferat_fw-la 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their_o own_o as_o the_o more_o probable_a opinion_n but_o say_v he_o after_o the_o decree_n of_o eugenius_n and_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n it_o be_v heretical_a gregory_n de_fw-fr valentia_n say_v the_o same_o thing_n only_o he_o add_v that_o the_o master_n of_o the_o sentence_n contradict_v himself_o so_o 5._o certain_a a_o deliverer_n be_v he_o of_o the_o church_n tradition_n and_o wonder_n that_o soto_n shall_v not_o find_v it_o plain_o enough_o in_o the_o council_n of_o florence_n and_o trent_n that_o a_o true_a sacrament_n must_v confer_v grace_n maldonat_n yield_v that_o durandus_fw-la and_o the_o canonist_n deny_v matrimony_n to_o be_v a_o proper_a sacrament_n but_o he_o call_v 1._o they_o catholic_n imprudent_o err_v bellaâ—min_n deny_v it_o not_o but_o use_v a_o disingenuous_a shift_n 5._o about_o durandus_fw-la and_o will_v bring_v it_o to_o a_o logical_a nicety_n whereas_o 〈◊〉_d very_a argument_n he_o pretend_v to_o answer_v shâ—w_o plâ—â—â—â—y_o that_o he_o deny_v 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